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Nucleotide diversity of the ZmPox3 maize peroxidase gene: relationships between a MITE insertion in exon 2 and variation in forage maize digestibility.
BMC genetics - 16 Jul 2004
Guillet-Claude Carine, Birolleau-Touchard Christelle, Manicacci Domenica, Rogowsky Peter M, Rigau Joan, Murigneux Alain, Martinant Jean-Pierre, Barrière Yves
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BACKGROUND: Polymorphisms were investigated within the ZmPox3 maize peroxidase gene, possibly involved in lignin biosynthesis because of its colocalization with a cluster of QTL related to lignin content and cell wall digestibility. The purpose of this study was to identify, on the basis of 37 maize lines chosen for their varying degrees of cell wall digestibility and representative of temperate regions...
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