Identification of genetic elements associated with EPSPs gene amplification.

Weed populations can have high genetic plasticity and rapid responses to environmental selection pressures. For example, 100-fold amplification of the 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) gene evolved in the weed species Amaranthus palmeri to confer resistance to glyphosate, the world...

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Main Authors: Todd A Gaines, Alice A Wright, William T Molin, Lothar Lorentz, Chance W Riggins, Patrick J Tranel, Roland Beffa, Philip Westra, Stephen B Powles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3677901?pdf=render