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Functional divergence in tandemly duplicated Arabidopsis thaliana trypsin inhibitor genes.
Genetics - 1 Mar 2004
Clauss M J, Mitchell-Olds T
Abstract excerpt
In multigene families, variation among loci and alleles can contribute to trait evolution. We explored patterns of functional and genetic variation in six duplicated Arabidopsis thaliana trypsin inhibitor (ATTI) loci. We demonstrate significant variation in constitutive and herbivore-induced transcription among ATTI loci that show, on average, 65% sequence divergence. Significant variation in ATTI expression was...
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