Coselected genes determine adaptive variation in herbivore resistance throughout the native range of Arabidopsis thaliana

The "mustard oil bomb" is a major defense mechanism in the Brassicaceae, which includes crops such as canola and the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. These plants produce and store blends of amino acid-derived secondary metabolites called glucosinolates. Upon tissue rupture by natural ene...

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