lsd1 - lsd5
Sat, 04/21/2007 - 04:42 — Mikael
Organism:
Arabidopsis thaliana
Etymology:
Acronym for "lesions simulating disease response". Mutants display cell death lesions like those normally caused by microbial infections. That is, they "see" pathogens that aren't really there, and respond as if they are. Like they were high on LSD.
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