Grasses New World Flashcards
Grasses B lecture
What did the old corn have that new corn doesn’t?
Large glues around the kernels
Where did corn come from?
parviglumis
who found out where corn came from?
John Doevley and George Beadle
What does landraces mean in plants?
a local variety of a species of plantl that has distinctive characteristics arising
Who won the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine in 1983?
Barbara McClintock who did the foundational work on jumping genes (transposable elements)
What does GMOs stand for?
Genetically modified organisms
How are GMOs made?
Genes taken from one plant to another plant that they have never had before (example BT corn repelling plants
What are some positives of GMOs?
-larger productivity
-Longer shelf life
-increase nutrients
-Reduced pesticide use
What are some negatives if GMOs?
-No long term studies
-Reduction of biodiversity
-Can change the insect population and therefore change the environment
-wild plants and GMOs mating
