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Theses and Dissertations (Genetics)
Recent Submissions
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Liebenberg, Heinrich
(University of Pretoria, 1968-11)
Afrikaans: 'n Si togenetiese studie is onderneem op 53
versamelings, oorspronklik vanaf verskillende lokaliteite,
van Themeda triandra Forsk. verkry vanuit die
rooigrasversameling op die Rietondale Navorsingstasiete ...
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Ebbeling, Ruby May
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
Pine trees are globally important agricultural and ecological species, with Pinus patula being a key species in South Africa’s economically valuable forestry industry. Natural and commercial pine forests are significantly ...
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Rossi Schenone, Tessa
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
In order to understand how a disease should be prevented, treated and managed, one must understand
both the host and the pathogen, and how they interact with and influence one another.
Canine distemper ...
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Appelgryn, Elrea
(University of Pretoria, 2014-04)
Species in the genus Phytophthora are widely recognized as some of the most devastating plant pathogens, and are responsible for major losses in crops such as potato, tomato, soybean, pepper and alfalfa, and fruit-and ...
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Mitha, Janishtha R.
(University of Pretoria, 2014-06)
Spirocerca lupi is a nematode that parasitises canid species across the world. Infested hosts show symptoms associated with the disease called spirocercosis. The parasite is known to cause significant damage to its final ...
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Wall, Gayle Victoria
(University of Pretoria, 2014-07)
The highly infectious vector-borne disease African horse sickness (AHS) is caused by African horse sickness virus (AHSV), a non-enveloped dsRNA virus of major economic importance in South Africa. The AHSV virion has a ...
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Mizrachi, Eshchar
(University of Pretoria, 2013-09)
The globally emerging bioeconomy demands rapid advancement in the sustainable production and utilization of bio-based raw materials for a multitude of downstream applications, particularly in the areas of food, health and ...
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Reinecke, Samantha
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
No abstract
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Botha, Jonathan
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
The secondary cell walls of woody plant species are a major source of cellulose. This biopolymer is among the most abundant on the planet and is very useful to industry, having many applications, such as in the paper ...
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Oates, Caryn Nicole
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
Eucalyptus species constitute some of the most widely grown and economically important hardwood trees in global plantation forestry. This is due primarily to their remarkable growth and adaptability. Much of the initial ...
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Louw, Nadja
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
Paraganglioma (PGL) are tumours occurring in the head-and-neck -, intra-abdominal
- and thoracic paraganglia. Germ-line mutations in genes encoding the subunits of
mitochondrial succinate dehydrogenase complex II (SDHB, ...
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Kiper, Ilkser Erdem
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
Studying the distribution and demography of marine species is challenging due to the open nature of the oceans. This latter was historically believed to facilitate extensive gene flow among populations when clear barriers ...
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Kiper, Ilkadim
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
Vaccination with recombinant Bm86 was found to protect against tick infestation, however, the efficacy of the vaccine varies against different tick species and geographical strains. An improvement of current vaccines could ...
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Hussey, Steven Grant
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
Wood formation is heavily exploited for the manufacturing of pulp, paper, sustainable biomaterials and, potentially, biofuels. Eucalyptus is a favourable fast-growing, short rotation plantation crop grown over millions of ...
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Grobbelaar, Joha
(University of Pretoria, 2009)
Polymorphic sequence-characterised marker assays from a recent diversity study on the Ascomycete fungus Ophiostoma quercus from Africa showed that some isolates collected from hardwoods were genetically distinct from O. ...
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Godlonton, Tracy Alison
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
No abstract
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Degefu, Dawit Tesfaye
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
Forests are complex ecosystems that provide a variety of valuable products, such as timber, fuel wood, fiber and non-wood forest products and they also contribute to socio economic development. Pest problems have a ...
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Creux, Nicole Marie
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
Cellulose is a highly abundant biopolymer which forms the basis of several industrial applications including paper and textile products. Cellulose is deposited into the plant cell wall by a large membrane bound protein ...
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Wooding, Amy Lorraine
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
Interactions among living organisms fall along the mutualism-parasitism continuum; where mutualistic interactions benefit one or both organisms and parasitic interactions harm them. Mutualisms are a particularly interesting ...
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Wilken, Febé Elizabeth
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
No abstract
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