Identification of Genetic Elements Associated with EPSPS Gene Amplification. e65819

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 6
• Main Authors: Gaines, Todd A, Wright, Alice A, Molin, William T, Lorentz, Lothar, Riggins, Chance W, Tranel, Patrick J, Beffa, Roland, Westra, Philip, Powles, Stephen B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.06.2013
• Subjects: Amaranthus palmeri; DNA

Weed populations can have high genetic plasticity and rapid responses to environmental selection pressures. For example, 100-fold amplification of the 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) gene evolved in the weed species Amaranthus palmeri to confer resistance to glyphosate, the world...