Trans-driven variation in expression is common among detoxification genes in the extreme generalist herbivore Tetranychus urticae.

The extreme adaptation potential of the generalist herbivore Tetranychus urticae (the two-spotted spider mite) to pesticides as well as diverse host plants has been associated with clade-specific gene expansions in known detoxifying enzyme families, and with extensive and rapid transcriptional respo...

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Main Authors: Andre H Kurlovs, Berdien De Beer, Meiyuan Ji, Marilou Vandenhole, Tim De Meyer, René Feyereisen, Richard M Clark, Thomas Van Leeuwen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-11-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010333