Same gene protects from 1 disease, opens door to another

Botanists at Oregon State University have discovered that a single plant gene can cause resistance to one disease at the same time it produces susceptibility to a different disease – the first time this unusual phenomenon has ever been observed in plants.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news107521345.html">Same gene protects from 1 disease, opens door to another</a></p> <p>Botanists at Oregon State University have discovered that a single plant gene can cause resistance to one disease at the same time it produces susceptibility to a different disease – the first time this unusual phenomenon has ever been observed in plants.</p>