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Pathogen stress increases somatic recombination frequency in Arabidopsis.
Nature genetics - 1 Mar 2002
Lucht Jan M, Mauch-Mani Brigitte, Steiner Henry-York, Metraux Jean-Pierre, Ryals John, Hohn Barbara
Abstract excerpt
Evolution is based on genetic variability and subsequent phenotypic selection. Mechanisms that modulate the rate of mutation according to environmental cues, and thus control the balance between genetic stability and flexibility, might provide a distinct evolutionary advantage. Stress-induced mutations stimulated by unfavorable environments, and possible mechanisms for their induction, have been described for...
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