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In diseases in which host and pathogen are involved gene for gene, susceptibility involves the copolymerization of protein from the host with protein from the pathogen. In gene-for-gene diseases host and pathogen recognize each other by their proteins. This hypothesis was stated in a brief essay (Vanderplank, 1976). Here we fill in details.
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Vanderplank, J.E. (1978). The Gene-for-Gene and the Protein-for-Protein Hypotheses. In: Genetic and Molecular Basis of Plant Pathogenesis. Advanced Series in Agricultural Sciences, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66965-1_2
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