RNA expression and disease tolerance are associated with a “keystone mutation” in the ochre sea star Pisaster ochraceus
An overdominant mutation in an intron of the elongation factor 1-α (EF1A) gene in the sea star Pisaster ochraceus has shown itself to mediate tolerance to “sea star wasting disease”, a pandemic that has significantly reduced sea star populations on the Pacific coast of North America. Here we use RNA...
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PeerJ Inc.
2017-08-01
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/3696.pdf |