Selection constraints of plant adaptation can be relaxed by gene editing
M. R. Ruffley, U. Lutz, L. Levanthal, S. Hateley, W. Yuan, J. Keck, S. Y. Rhee, D. Weigel, M. Exposito-Alonso
This study shows that gene editing can relax selection constraints on plant traits by altering genetic correlations between flowering time and water use efficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology