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Trans-driven variation in expression is common among detoxification genes in the extreme generalist herbivore Tetranychus urticae
Adaptation of the generalist spider mite herbivore Tetranychus urticae - here depicted on a bean leaf - to pesticides and host plants has been associated with large transcriptomic changes, including for genes associated with detoxification of pesticides and toxic plant compounds. Nevertheless, the basis of the observed variation has remained largely unknown. As revealed with a parental/F1 experimental design and genetically diverse T. urticae strains, trans-driven variation in the expression of detoxification genes was found to be common. See Kurlovs et al.
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Citation: (2022) PLoS Genetics Issue Image | Vol. 18(11) December 2022. PLoS Genet 18(11): ev18.i11. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pgen.v18.i11
Published: December 9, 2022
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Adaptation of the generalist spider mite herbivore Tetranychus urticae - here depicted on a bean leaf - to pesticides and host plants has been associated with large transcriptomic changes, including for genes associated with detoxification of pesticides and toxic plant compounds. Nevertheless, the basis of the observed variation has remained largely unknown. As revealed with a parental/F1 experimental design and genetically diverse T. urticae strains, trans-driven variation in the expression of detoxification genes was found to be common. See Kurlovs et al.
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Image Credit: Gilles San Martin