Germline restricted chromosome in songbirds: understanding its origin, function and evolutionary significance

Project
Duration
2020–2023
Grant agency
Grant agency of the Czech Republic
Project number
20-23794S
Internal number
G334
Investigator
prof. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D.
Research direction
Evolutionary Ecology

The aim of the project is to study the germline restricted chromosome and its role in songbird evolution by using novel cytogenetic, molecular and genomic approaches.