A pleiotropic flowering time QTL exhibits gene-by-environmental interaction for fitness in a perennial grass
X. Weng, T. Haque, L. Zhang, S. Razzaque, J. T. Lovell, J. D. Palacio-Mejia, P. Duberney, J. L. Reilley, J. Bonnette, T. E. Juenger
This study identifies a flowering time QTL in Panicum hallii that shows gene-by-environment interaction affecting fitness, with coastal allele advantage only in its local habitat.
bioRxiv · Feb 26, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology