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Adaptation to climate across the Arabidopsis thaliana genome.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 7 Oct 2011
Hancock Angela M, Brachi Benjamin, Faure Nathalie, Horton Matthew W, Jarymowycz Lucien B, Sperone F Gianluca, Toomajian Chris, Roux Fabrice, Bergelson Joy
Abstract excerpt
Understanding the genetic bases and modes of adaptation to current climatic conditions is essential to accurately predict responses to future environmental change. We conducted a genome-wide scan to identify climate-adaptive genetic loci and pathways in the plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Amino acid-changing variants were significantly enriched among the loci strongly correlated with climate, suggesting that our scan...
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