Plasticity, the ability of an organisms to adjust their phenotype in different environments, is essential for sessile plants to adapt to changes in their surroundings. Plasticity is a genetic trait but the genes controlling it are largely unknown. In the proposed project, we will take advantage of the natural genetic variation in Arabidopsis thaliana and investigate flower size plasticity in response to temperature. Using modern methods of genetics and molecular biology, we will provide information and new directions improving crop resilience for future environments. This research project is done at the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University of Helsinki.

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2027