| genetic and biochemical evaluation of natural rubber from eastern washington prickly lettuce (lactuca serriola l.). | alternative sources of natural rubber are of importance due to economic, biological, and political threats that could diminish supplies of this resource. prickly lettuce (lactuca serriola l.) synthesizes long-chain natural rubber and was studied to determine underlying genetic and phenotypic characteristics of rubber biosynthesis. genotypic and phenotypic analysis of an f2 segregating population using est-ssr markers led to the discovery of genetic regions linked to natural rubber production. in ... | 2015 | 25513853 |