Genetic mechanisms and evolutionary significance of natural variation in Arabidopsis.
Journal Article (Review;Journal Article)
Genomic studies of natural variation in model organisms provide a bridge between molecular analyses of gene function and evolutionary investigations of adaptation and natural selection. In the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana, recent studies of natural variation have led to the identification of genes underlying ecologically important complex traits, and provided new insights about the processes of genome evolution, geographic population structure, and the selective mechanisms shaping complex trait variation in natural populations. These advances illustrate the potential for a new synthesis to elucidate mechanisms for the adaptive evolution of complex traits from nucleotide sequences to real-world environments.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Mitchell-Olds, T; Schmitt, J
Published Date
- June 2006
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 441 / 7096
Start / End Page
- 947 - 952
PubMed ID
- 16791187
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1476-4687
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0028-0836
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1038/nature04878
Language
- eng