Publications by authors named "R Gornall"
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- - Flavonoids in the Musaceae family play a role in pigmentation, stress responses like cold resistance, and contribute to human nutrition; understanding their biosynthetic genes helps reveal their evolutionary diversity.
- - The study identified 71-80 flavonoid biosynthetic genes through genome sequencing and found that gene numbers increased via duplications, showing conserved genes across Musaceae species.
- - Gene expression related to flavonoid production was altered under cold conditions, indicating potential for using genetic variation in breeding programs to enhance stress resistance in bananas.
In the account of Engl. & Irmsch., eight synonyms were attributed to it and one variant, recognized as Gornall & Ohba, was split from it.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOvarian cancer survival in the UK lags behind comparable countries. Results from the ongoing National Ovarian Cancer Audit feasibility pilot (OCAFP) show that approximately 1 in 4 women with advanced ovarian cancer (Stage 2, 3, 4 and unstaged cancer) do not receive any anticancer treatment and only 51% in England receive international standard of care treatment, i.e.
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- The study focuses on a species-rich section of a plant genus, with around 200 species primarily found in the Tibeto-Himalayan region, and highlights ongoing debates about its classification due to species diversity and habitat variations.
- The researchers analyzed complete chloroplast genomes of 94 taxa, discovering high conservation in gene structure but minor changes like gene loss, leading to the identification of three distinct clades within the section.
- The findings support a revised classification system, suggesting the abandonment of one subsection and merging others, resulting in a structured classification of the section into five recognized subsections.
The vascular flora of Britain and Ireland is among the most extensively studied in the world, but the current knowledge base is fragmentary, with taxonomic, ecological and genetic information scattered across different resources. Here we present the first comprehensive data repository of native and alien species optimized for fast and easy online access for ecological, evolutionary and conservation analyses. The inventory is based on the most recent reference flora of Britain and Ireland, with taxon names linked to unique Kew taxon identifiers and DNA barcode data.
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