This blog is a notebook of thoughts on gene expression in avocado, avocado germplasm, avocado climatic adaptation, and the future of avocado in its native forests, orchards, and home gardens.
This format helps me to understand the operation of genes in avocado, and, to a limited extent gives me an insight into the fast evolving techniques for locating genes and inferring their purpose and interactions.
Wild and domestic genetic resources are disappearing at the same time as ‘gene jockeying’ makes important advances. Can gene editing and insertion of genes from other species simply ‘re-mould’ avocado without recourse to conserved germplasm?
Or is this concept flawed by presumptive thinking?
As this blog is written by an amateur, it is bound to have errors. Errors of fact, errors of understanding, errors of ommission.
Corrections are welcomed!
Opinions are my own, and therefore eclectic and idiosyncratic.
Laurie Meadows, 29 August 2019.
Avocado Gene Expression, Climate, and Society 