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Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

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Proposed model of SA/ABA antagonism. The bar chart depicts the changes in transcript abundance of the PR1 and WRKY18 genes in tea plants treated with ABA and asOND. Tea (Camellia sinensis) is one of ...

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