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The ability of legumes to respond to bacterial signals to form nitrogen-fixing nodules has long been the focus of biologists. Recognition of (a) distinct nodule types, (b) plant genes that are expressed in nodules (nodulins), and (c) plant mutants altered the symbiotic phenotype shifted emphasis towards the genetic analysis of legumes. Nature provides sufficient variation to allow the recognition of the plant’s importance in the symbiotic processes. For example, naturally occurring symbiosis mutants exist in several legumes (Caetano-Anollés, Gresshoff, 1991). In parallel, genetic variation can be induced.
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Gresshoff, P.M. et al. (1998). Gene Discovery in Legume Nodulation: From Soybean to Lotus japonicus . In: Elmerich, C., Kondorosi, A., Newton, W.E. (eds) Biological Nitrogen Fixation for the 21st Century. Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5159-7_171
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