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Focus on a locus

An intraspecific plant diversity experiment uncovers the mechanistic basis of a positive effect of biodiversity on biomass production, pinpointing it to a single genetic region.

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Fig. 1: Isolating a genetic biodiversity effect.

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Mommer, L., van Ruijven, J. Focus on a locus. Nat Ecol Evol 2, 1838–1839 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0736-7

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