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Interspecies Recombination Has Driven the Macroevolution of Cassava Mosaic Begomoviruses.
Journal of virology - 10 Aug 2021
Crespo-Bellido Alvin, Hoyer J Steen, Dubey Divya, Jeannot Ronica B, Duffy Siobain
Abstract excerpt
Begomoviruses (family Geminiviridae, genus Begomovirus) significantly hamper crop production and threaten food security around the world. The frequent emergence of new begomovirus genotypes is facilitated by high mutation frequencies and the propensity to recombine and reassort. Homologous recombination has been especially implicated in the emergence of novel cassava mosaic begomovirus (CMB) genotypes, which...
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