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Transcribed microsatellite allele lengths are often correlated with gene expression in natural sunflower populations.
Molecular ecology - 1 May 2020
Ranathunge Chathurani, Wheeler Gregory L, Chimahusky Melody E, Perkins Andy D, Pramod Sreepriya, Welch Mark E
Abstract excerpt
Microsatellites are common in genomes of most eukaryotic species. Due to their high mutability, an adaptive role for microsatellites has been considered. However, little is known concerning the contribution of microsatellites towards phenotypic variation. We used populations of the common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) at two latitudes to quantify the effect of microsatellite allele length on phenotype at the...
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