Analysis of paternal plastid inheritance in Arabidopsis thaliana and its impact on biosafety of gene-modified plants [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Ashraf Elsayed

Dissertation Analysis of paternal plastid inheritance in Arabidopsis thaliana and its impact on biosafety of gene-modified plants Ashraf Elsayed Egypt Munich March 2011 Analysis of paternal plastid inheritance in Arabidopsis thaliana and its impact on biosafety of gene-modified plants Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Fakultät für Biologie der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München vorgelegt von Ashraf Elsayed aus Ägypten München März 2011 Erstgutachter: Prof. Dr. Dario Leister Zweitgutachter: Prof. Dr. Peter Geigenberger Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 28.03.2011 Al-Alaq In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Read: In the name of thy Lord who createth, (1) Createth man from a clot. (2) Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous, (3) Who teacheth by the pen, (4) Teacheth man that which he knew not. (5)                                                                                                                                                             Summary Summary Genetically modified plants for the use of transgene containment are a central concern. Nuclear gene flow is one of the most discussed topics in our days; therefore, plastid genetic engineering is a promising tool to reduce the risk of transgene flow, because in most angiosperm species plastids are inherited maternally.