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Gene amplification and microsatellite polymorphism underlie a recent insect host shift.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 26 Nov 2013
Bass Chris, Zimmer Christoph T, Riveron Jacob M, Wilding Craig S, Wondji Charles S, Kaussmann Martin, Field Linda M, Williamson Martin S, Nauen Ralf
Abstract excerpt
Host plant shifts of herbivorous insects may be a first step toward sympatric speciation and can create new pests of agriculturally important crops; however, the molecular mechanisms that mediate this process are poorly understood. Certain races of the polyphagous aphid Myzus persicae have recently adapted to feed on tobacco (Myzus persicae nicotianae) and show a reduced sensitivity to the plant alkaloid nicotine...
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