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Recombination Rate Heterogeneity within Arabidopsis Disease Resistance Genes.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jul 2016
Choi Kyuha, Reinhard Carsten, Serra Heïdi, Ziolkowski Piotr A, Underwood Charles J, Zhao Xiaohui, Hardcastle Thomas J, Yelina Nataliya E, Griffin Catherine, Jackson Matthew, Mézard Christine, McVean Gil, Copenhaver Gregory P, Henderson Ian R
Abstract excerpt
Meiotic crossover frequency varies extensively along chromosomes and is typically concentrated in hotspots. As recombination increases genetic diversity, hotspots are predicted to occur at immunity genes, where variation may be beneficial. A major component of plant immunity is recognition of pathogen Avirulence (Avr) effectors by resistance (R) genes that encode NBS-LRR domain proteins. Therefore, we sought to...
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