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Uncovering symbiont-driven genetic diversity across North American pea aphids.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2013
Russell Jacob A, Weldon Stephanie, Smith Andrew H, Kim Kyungsun L, Hu Yi, Łukasik Piotr, Doll Steven, Anastopoulos Ioannis, Novin Matthew, Oliver Kerry M
Abstract excerpt
Heritable genetic variation is required for evolution, and while typically encoded within nuclear and organellar genomes, several groups of invertebrates harbour heritable microbes serving as additional sources of genetic variation. Hailing from the symbiont-rich insect order Hemiptera, pea aphids (Acyrthosiphon pisum) possess several heritable symbionts with roles in host plant utilization, thermotolerance and...
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