Biodiversity - mid semester quiz questions: Crop sunflowers are attacked by many fungal pathogens, such as downy mildew and Sclerotinia, resulting in economic losses of millions of dollars per year. What genes would be best to target for the development of new fungus-killing crop treatments (fungicides)?

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Crop sunflowers are attacked by many fungal pathogens, such as downy mildew and Sclerotinia, resulting in economic losses of millions of dollars per year. What genes would be best to target for the development of new fungus-killing crop treatments (fungicides)?

Angela Hill · Accepted Answer

Genes encoding chitin proteins that are shared by downy mildew and Sclerotinia, but absent in sunflower and humans.

Biodiversity - mid semester quiz questions

Crop sunflowers are attacked by many fungal pathogens, such as downy mildew and Sclerotinia, resulting in economic losses of millions of dollars per year. What genes would be best to target for the development of new fungus-killing crop treatments (fungicides)?

Genes encoding chitin proteins that are shared by downy mildew and Sclerotinia, but absent in sunflower and humans.

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