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Richard amasino u wisconsin madison hhmi 1 how plants know when to flower
Richard Amasino is a professor of biochemistry and genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He got his bachelor's degree in biology at Pennsylvania State University. He went on to receive his PhD in biochemistry at Indiana University in 1982 and did post doctoral research at the University of Washington. Amasino's research focuses on plants and how plants know when to flower.
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- Richard amasino u wisconsin madison hhmi 1 how plants know when to flower
- Richard Amasino U Wisconsin Madison HHMI 2 Vernalization how winter cold promotes flowering
- Research
- Honors and awards
- References

Richard Amasino (U. Wisconsin-Madison, HHMI) 2: Vernalization: how winter cold promotes flowering
Research
Amasino's research is to determine how plants know when to flower after winter is over. Amasino discovered that biennials will only flower after a cold winter due to a gene called FLC.
Honors and awards
References
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