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BC-ratio — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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BC-ratio

Scope: molecular

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 48 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on BC-ratio with 48 nodes and 148 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Lepidoptera, Boechera stricta, Penstemon strictus.

Definition

The proportion of aliphatic GS derived from branched-chain amino acid (Val and Ile) precursors, representing quantitative trait variation controlled by known biosynthetic locus

Related Terms (2)

BC-ratiobranched-chain ratio

Publications (2)

Ecological factors influence balancing selection on leaf chemical profiles of a wildflower

2021Nature Ecology & Evolution

Effects of abiotic and biotic stress on plant fitness and herbivore defense in Boechera stricta

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groundwater-dependent vegetation drought stress

phenomenon1 shared paper

balancing selection

process1 shared paper

plant-microbial coupling

process1 shared paper

plant-pollinator mutualism

process1 shared paper

induced plant defenses

process1 shared paper

stress gradient hypothesis

hypothesis1 shared paper

genotype-by-environment interactions

process1 shared paper

complex trait

phenomenon1 shared paper

provenance trial

framework1 shared paper

randomized block design

methodology1 shared paper

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Boechera

Brassicaceae2 papers

Boechera stricta

Brassicaceae2 papers

Lepidoptera

Arabidopsis thaliana

Brassicaceae1 paper

Boechera retrofracta

Brassicaceae1 paper

Trichoplusia ni

Noctuidae1 paper

Spodoptera littoralis

Penstemon strictus

Plantaginaceae1 paper

Tragopogon pratensis

Asteraceae1 paper

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