About the Authors

Rooksana E. Noorai

Affiliation Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America

Nowlan H. Freese

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America

Lindsay M. Wright

Affiliation Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America

Susan C. Chapman

schapm2@clemson.edu (SCC); lclark4@clemson.edu (LAC)

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America

Leigh Anne Clark

schapm2@clemson.edu (SCC); lclark4@clemson.edu (LAC)

Affiliation Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NHF SCC LAC. Performed the experiments: REN NHF. Analyzed the data: REN NHF LMW LAC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SCC LAC. Wrote the paper: REN SCC LAC.