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Natural genetic variation in Arabidopsis thaliana defense metabolism genes modulates field fitness.
eLife - 13 Apr 2015
Kerwin Rachel, Feusier Julie, Corwin Jason, Rubin Matthew, Lin Catherine, Muok Alise, Larson Brandon, Li Baohua, Joseph Bindu, Francisco Marta, Copeland Daniel, Weinig Cynthia, Kliebenstein Daniel J
Abstract excerpt
Natural populations persist in complex environments, where biotic stressors, such as pathogen and insect communities, fluctuate temporally and spatially. These shifting biotic pressures generate heterogeneous selective forces that can maintain standing natural variation within a species. To directly test if genes containing causal variation for the Arabidopsis thaliana defensive compounds, glucosinolates (GSL)...
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