Differential gene expression associated with a floral scent polymorphism in the evening primrose Oenothera harringtonii (Onagraceae).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plant volatiles play an important role in both plant-pollinator and plant-herbivore interactions. Intraspecific polymorphisms in volatile production are ubiquitous, but studies that explore underlying differential gene expression are rare. Oenothera harringtonii populations are polymorphic in floral emission of the monoterpene (R)-(-)-linalool; some plants emit (R)-(-)-linalool (linalool+ plants) while others do not (linalool- plants). However, the genes associated with differential production of this floral volatile in Oenothera are unknown. We used RNA-Seq to broadly characterize differential gene expression involved in (R)-(-)-linalool biosynthesis. To identify genes that may be associated with the polymorphism for this trait, we used RNA-Seq to compare gene expressio

SUBMITTER: Bechen LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8840323 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature