ERC Starting Grant · 2020
Elucidating the phenotypic determinants of hybrid vigour
How organismal traits are inherited in offspring is a long-standing, open question. Hybrids between unrelated individuals of plants or animals often show greater vigour, disease resistance, and fertility. The genetic mechanisms behind the deviation of hybrids from the parental phenotype have been widely studied. However, hybrid vigour remains difficult to predict qualitatively and quantitatively. A key bottleneck is that it remains difficult to explain why different traits are inherited differently. I will overcome this bottleneck to explain trait inheritance and predict hybrid vigour in crop plants from a phenotypic stand point. I will do this by bridging old evolutionary principles with…
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