Reverse transcribed RNAs coding for Y n K n, Y n SK n, SK n, and KS dehydrin types in
drought-stressed white clover (Trifolium repens) were identified and characterized. The
nucleotide analyses revealed the complex nature of dehydrin-coding sequences, often
featured with alternative start and stop codons within the open reading frames, which could
be a prerequisite for high variability among the transcripts originating from a single gene. For
some dehydrin sequences, the existence of natural antisense transcripts was predicted. The …