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Transcriptome profiles of sunflower reveal the potential role of microsatellites in gene expression divergence.
Molecular ecology - 1 Mar 2018
Ranathunge Chathurani, Wheeler Gregory L, Chimahusky Melody E, Kennedy Meaghan M, Morrison Jesse I, Baldwin Brian S, Perkins Andy D, Welch Mark E
Abstract excerpt
The mechanisms by which natural populations generate adaptive genetic variation are not well understood. Some studies propose that microsatellites can function as drivers of adaptive variation. Here, we tested a potentially adaptive role for transcribed microsatellites with natural populations of the common sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) by assessing the enrichment of microsatellites in genes that show...
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