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Molecular evolution of the wound-induced serine protease inhibitor wip1 in Zea and related genera.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Nov 2001
Tiffin P, Gaut B S
Abstract excerpt
Plant defense mechanisms have been the subject of intensive investigation. However, little is known about their long-term evolutionary dynamics. We investigated the molecular diversity of a wound-induced serine protease inhibitor, wip1, in the genus Zea, as well as the divergence of wip1 among four genera, Zea, Tripsacum, Sorghum, and Oryza, in order to gain insight into the long-term evolution of plant defense....
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