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Within-plant genetic drift to control virus adaptation to host resistance genes.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Aug 2024
Tamisier Lucie, Fabre Frédéric, Szadkowski Marion, Chateau Lola, Nemouchi Ghislaine, Girardot Grégory, Millot Pauline, Palloix Alain, Moury Benoît
Abstract excerpt
Manipulating evolutionary forces imposed by hosts on pathogens like genetic drift and selection could avoid the emergence of virulent pathogens. For instance, increasing genetic drift could decrease the risk of pathogen adaptation through the random fixation of deleterious mutations or the elimination of favorable ones in the pathogen population. However, no experimental proof of this approach is available for a...
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