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Unequal genetic redundancies in Arabidopsis--a neglected phenomenon?
Trends in plant science - 1 Oct 2006
Briggs Georgette C, Osmont Karen S, Shindo Chikako, Sibout Richard, Hardtke Christian S
Abstract excerpt
Genetic redundancy is a common phenomenon in Arabidopsis and is thought to be responsible for the absence of phenotypes in the majority of single loss-of-function mutants. In this review, we highlight an increasing number of examples in which redundancy between homologous genes is limited or absent despite functional equivalence of the respective proteins. In particular, we focus on cases of unequal redundancy,...
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