Local Gene Duplications Drive Extensive NLR Copy Number Variation Across Multiple Genotypes of Theobroma cacao
N. P. Winters, Eric K. Wafula, Prakash Raj Timilsena, Paula E. Ralph, Siela N. Maximova, Claude W. dePamphilis, Mark J. Guiltinan, James H. Marden
The study examines NLR copy number variation across 11 Theobroma cacao genomes, finding 3-fold variation driven by local duplications.
G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Jul 3, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology