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What is the distinction between basal resistance and specific resistance in plants?
How do plants evolve to resist herbivory?
What is the primary function of siRNAs in plant defense?
Why do plants modulate some of their defenses?
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What are the major evolutionary adaptations of angiosperms that set them apart from other plant groups?
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What is the difference between basal resistance and specific resistance in plants?
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What is a hypersensitive immune response to infection by a plant?
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How have plants evolved to resist herbivory?
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Against what type of pathogen are siRNAs effective, and how do they work?
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What are the major differences between biotrophic and necrotrophic pathogens?
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