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Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Slide 2: Introduction to Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Definition: Extrachromosomal inheritance refers to the transmission of genetic material that is not found within the nucleus.
Key Components: Involves genes located in mitochondria, chloroplasts, and plasmids.
Slide 3: Mitochondrial Inheritance
Mitochondria: Organelles responsible for energy production.
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in mitochondria.
Inheritance Pattern: Maternally inherited, meaning it is passed from mothers to all their offspring.
Diseases: Examples include Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and mitochondrial myopathy.
Slide 4: Chloroplast Inheritance
Chloroplasts: Organelles responsible for photosynthesis in plants.
Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in chloroplasts.
Inheritance Pattern: Often maternally inherited in most plants, but can vary in some species.
Examples: Variegation in plants, where leaf color patterns are determined by chloroplast DNA.
Slide 5: Plasmid Inheritance
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Features: Can carry antibiotic resistance genes and can be transferred between cells through processes like conjugation.
Significance: Important in biotechnology for gene cloning and genetic engineering.
Slide 6: Mechanisms of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Non-Mendelian Patterns: Do not follow Mendel’s laws of inheritance.
Cytoplasmic Segregation: During cell division, organelles like mitochondria and chloroplasts are randomly distributed to daughter cells.
Heteroplasmy: Presence of more than one type of organellar genome within a cell, leading to variation in expression.
Slide 7: Examples of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Four O’clock Plant (Mirabilis jalapa): Shows variegated leaves due to different cpDNA in leaf cells.
Petite Mutants in Yeast: Result from mutations in mitochondrial DNA affecting respiration.
Slide 8: Importance of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Evolution: Provides insight into the evolution of eukaryotic cells.
Medicine: Understanding mitochondrial inheritance helps in diagnosing and treating mitochondrial diseases.
Agriculture: Chloroplast inheritance can be used in plant breeding and genetic modification.
Slide 9: Recent Research and Advances
Gene Editing: Techniques like CRISPR-Cas9 are being used to edit mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA.
Therapies: Development of mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) for preventing mitochondrial diseases.
Slide 10: Conclusion
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Future Directions: Continued research and technological advancements hold promise for new treatments and applications.
Slide 11: Questions and Discussion
Invite Audience: Open the floor for any questions or further discussion on the topic.
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Maziwa Zaidi (More Milk) in Tanzania―Best-bet technologies and innovations: Make money from forage hay production as a business
1. Maziwa Zaidi (More Milk) in Tanzania: Best-bet
Technologies and Innovations
Make money from forage hay production as a business
Solomon Mwendia, Uwe Ohmstedt and Michael Peters
Key messages and solutions
• Between 55 and 70% of the total costs in livestock
production are feed related. As people demand more
animal products, the demand for reliable feeds
increases.
• Feeding cattle with improved forage grasses leads to
improved productivity and quality of animals
• Seasonal forage deficits in the dry season are best
bridged with forage conservation – hay, silage
• These products and especially hay, can be traded in
the market; it is important to address nutrient
quality of the products
Opportunities and benefits
• Producing and selling hay is a good economic opportunity for
youth and women, especially in groups
• Farmer cooperatives can produce hay for sale to members and
beyond
• People who own larger land can mechanize forage production
• Forages and related products do not require heavy initial
investments
Pictures
Suitability
• Hay producers benefit from well-functioning forage seed systems
• Brachiaria requires more than 800mm annual rainfall for good
performance
• Rhodes requires more than 600mm annual rainfall for good
performance.
Evidence
• For forage business though hay production, work
elsewhere in east Africa shows you need to cultivate
at least 4 acres.
• Growing Brachiaria, a net Income of USD 7,500 per
acre with gross margin of 64% is possible
• Growing Rhodes grass, a net income of USD 1400 –
2590 per acre with gross margin of 52 -54% is
possible
• Since the grasses can be maintained over several
years, soil fertility is key, also keeping the fields weed
free.
This document has a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. October 2019
March 2017
Problem statement
• Low livestock productivity is often due to under-
feeding of the animals – quality and quantity
• Increasing livestock productivity contributes to better
incomes, better nutrition and reduced greenhouse
gas emissions per unit livestock product - milk/meat
Maziwa Zaidi thanks all donors and organizations which globally support the work of ILRI and its partners through their contributions to the CGIAR system