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Ectopic Gene Conversion Causing Quantitative Trait Variation.
Molecular biology and evolution - 30 Apr 2025
Pfalz Marina, Naadja Seïf-Eddine, Shykoff Jacqui Anne, Kroymann Juergen
Abstract excerpt
Why is there so much non-neutral genetic variation segregating in natural populations? We dissect function and evolution of a near-cryptic quantitative trait locus (QTL) for defense metabolites in Arabidopsis using the CRISPR/Cas9 system and nucleotide polymorphism patterns. The QTL is explained by genetic variation in a family of 4 tightly linked indole-glucosinolate O-methyltransferase genes. Some of this...
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- Quantitative Trait Loci
- Arabidopsis
- Gene Conversion
- Genetic Variation
