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Evidence of selection on fatty acid biosynthetic genes during the evolution of cultivated sunflower.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Sept 2012
Chapman Mark A, Burke John M
Abstract excerpt
The identification of genes underlying the phenotypic transitions that took place during crop evolution, as well as the genomic extent of resultant selective sweeps, is of great interest to both evolutionary biologists and applied plant scientists. In this study, we report the results of a molecular evolutionary analysis of 11 genes that underlie fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism in wild and cultivated...
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