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Cynthia Weinig
Researcher at University of Wyoming
Publications - 89
Citations - 3801
Cynthia Weinig is an academic researcher from University of Wyoming. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Quantitative trait locus. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 84 publications receiving 3455 citations. Previous affiliations of Cynthia Weinig include University of Minnesota & Brown University.
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A latitudinal cline in flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana modulated by the flowering time gene FRIGIDA
John R. Stinchcombe,Cynthia Weinig,Mark C. Ungerer,Kenneth M. Olsen,Charlotte Mays,Solveig S Halldorsdottir,Michael D. Purugganan,Johanna Schmitt +7 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that the ecological function of the vernalization requirement conferred by FRI differs across latitudes, and indicate that by combining ecological and molecular genetic data, it is possible to understand the forces acting on life history transitions at the level of specific loci.
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Differing selection in alternative competitive environments: shade-avoidance responses and germination timing.
TL;DR: The phenotypic selection analyses were consistent with predictions and support the role of stem elongation as an adaptation to interspecific competition and demonstrate that the timing ofstem elongation strongly affects competitive success.
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Novel Loci Control Variation in Reproductive Timing in Arabidopsis thaliana in Natural Environments
Cynthia Weinig,Cynthia Weinig,Mark C. Ungerer,Lisa A. Dorn,Nolan C. Kane,Yuko Toyonaga,Solveig S Halldorsdottir,Trudy F. C. Mackay,Michael D. Purugganan,Johanna Schmitt +9 more
TL;DR: This report reports the first study of quantitative trait loci for date of bolting (the transition from vegetative to reproductive growth) in A. thaliana in natural seasonal field environments and compares the results with those obtained under typical growth-chamber conditions.
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Plasticity versus canalization: population differences in the timing of shade-avoidance responses
TL;DR: Results are consistent with the hypothesis that phenotypic plasticity may limit the evolution of specialists; reliable environmental cues enable individuals to facultatively adopt highly elongated, costly phenotypes in crowded patches while avoiding the costs of that phenotype in less crowded microsites.
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Natural genetic variation in Arabidopsis thaliana defense metabolism genes modulates field fitness
Rachel E. Kerwin,Julie Feusier,Julie Feusier,Jason A. Corwin,Matthew J. Rubin,Catherine Lin,Alise Muok,Alise Muok,Brandon Larson,Brandon Larson,Brandon Larson,Baohua Li,Bindu Joseph,Marta Francisco,Marta Francisco,Daniel Copeland,Cynthia Weinig,Daniel J. Kliebenstein,Daniel J. Kliebenstein +18 more
TL;DR: Interestingly, variation in these naturally polymorphic GSL genes affected fitness in each of the authors' environments but the pattern fluctuated such that highly fit genotypes in one trial displayed lower fitness in another and that no GSL genotype or genotypes consistently out-performed the others.