Contact: Dr. Carole Meredith PhD
Professor & Geneticist, Emeritus
Viticulture and Enology
Retired January 6, 2003
Phone: 530-752-7535
Membership: Honorary
B.S. - University of California, Davis - Biological Sciences - 1969
Ph.D. - University of California, Davis - Genetics - 1977
Research Interests
Origins and genetic relationships of grape cultivars, inter- and intra-cultivar DNA polymorphisms. Linkage mapping. DNA profiling for cultivar identification.
Recent Publications
- Bowers JE, JM Boursiquot, P This, K Chu, H Johansson, and CP Meredith. 1999. Historical genetics: The parentage of Chardonnay, Gamay, and other wine grapes of northeastern France. Science 285, 1562-1565.
- Meredith CP, JE Bowers, S Riaz, V Handley, EB Bandman, and GS Dangl. 1999. The identity and parentage of the variety known in California as Petite Sirah. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture 50, 236-242.
- Bowers JE and CP Meredith . 1997. The parentage of a classic wine grape, Cabernet Sauvignon. Nature Genetics 16, 84-86.
Date Joined: December 31, 1969
E-mail: cpmeredith@ucdavis.edu
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