Long-insert sequence capture detects high copy numbers in a defence-related beta-glucosidase gene βglu-1 with large variations in white spruce but not Norway spruce

Conifers are long-lived and slow-evolving, thus requiring effective defences against their fast-evolving insect natural enemies. The copy number variation (CNV) of two key acetophenone biosynthesis genes Ugt5/Ugt5b and βglu-1 may provide a plausible mechanism underlying the constitutively variable d...

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Main Authors: Hung, TIN, Wu, ETY, Zeltiņš, P, Jansons, Ā, Ullah, A, Erbilgin, N, Bohlmann, J, Bousquet, J, Birol, I, Clegg, S, Mackay, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2024