Non-protein amino acid-accumulating clade
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non-protein-amino-acid-accumulating-clade-292-17645803
title:
Non-protein amino acid-accumulating clade
text:
The non-protein amino acid-accumulating clade, also known as the Canavanine-accumulating clade is a clade of the flowering plant subfamily Faboideae that includes the majority of agriculturally-cultivated legumes. It is characterized by the accumulation of the non-proteinogenic amino acid canavanine in the seeds—a deterrent against herbivory. This phylogenetic trait was first recognized in the early 1980s. This clade is consistently resolved in molecular phylogenies. It contains many economicall
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Division within flowering plants
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-protein_amino_acid-accumulating_clade
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date modified:
2024-01-03T04:52:56Z
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{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Canava1.jpg","width":463,"height":467}
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