The functional, adaptive role of transcribed microsatellites in common sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i> L.)

<p>The genetic mechanisms by which natural populations maintain abundant phenotypic variation and adapt to their local environments remains a controversial topic in evolutionary biology. An intriguing mechanism involving highly mutable microsatellites follows the tuning knob model which propos...

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Main Author: Arachchige, Chathurani Anushala Ranathunge
Other Authors: Mark E. Welch
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: MSSTATE 2018
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Online Access:http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-03162018-110153/