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Plant-pathogen arms races at the molecular level
1Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, Chicago 60637, USA. elistahl@midway.uchicago.edu
Current Opinion in Plant Biology
|June 30, 2000
Abstract:
Advances in research into the genetics of plant-pathogen interactions include an embracing of evolutionary ideas and methodologies. Recent studies reveal positive selection and selective maintenance of variation in plant resistance and defense-related genes. Coevolution between plants and their enemies involves many interactions at the molecular level.