Researchers find grain's memory gene
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This brief ABC News in Science article from 2009 gives an excellent example of responses of plants to temperature change and current Australian science. Plants use a genetic memory to recognise when it is spring and can even count the number of cold days.
© 2013 Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
NSW syllabus outcomes
(SC5-15LW) explains how biological understanding has advanced through scientific discoveries, technological developments and the needs of society
Australian curriculum content descriptions
(ACSSU184) The transmission of heritable characteristics from one generation to the next involves DNA and genes
(ACSHE192) Advances in scientific understanding often rely on developments in technology and technological advances are often linked to scientific discoveries
(ACSHE195) Advances in science and emerging sciences and technologies can significantly affect people’s lives, including generating new career opportunities
(ACSHE230) The values and needs of contemporary society can influence the focus of scientific research
More information
- Resource type:
- Text
- ScOT topics:
- Wheat, Genes, Grain
- File type:
- text/html
- Language/s:
- en-AU
- Author:
- ABC - Science News
- Publisher:
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Date created:
- Monday, 8 February 2010
Resource ID: 448ef088-4950-4cfa-ac36-78610c80b58c