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Hiratsuka Lab
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A lab that studies how plant genes function and how DNA is repaired.

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Studying how plant genes function and how DNA is repaired
Prof. Hiratsuka's lab has gene expression regulation in plants, germ cell formation, and DNA repair and genetic recombination as its research areas.
Plant pathology and the application of plant genetic engineering to environmental science are also listed as research areas.
The professor teaches in the Department of Natural Environment, Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences.
Key terms
- Gene expression regulation
- The mechanism that controls when, and how much, the information in a gene is used
- DNA repair
- The mechanism by which cells restore damaged DNA
- Plant pathology
- The field that studies plant diseases and their causes
ResearchResearch themes
The lab's research areas are gene expression regulation in plants, germ cell formation, and DNA repair and genetic recombination. It also lists plant pathology and the application of plant genetic engineering to environmental science.
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- ProfessorKazuyuki Hiratsuka
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