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Fine mapping of the rice low phytic acid (Lpa1) locus.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Aug 2005
Andaya Cynthia B, Tai Thomas H
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Phytic acid is the primary storage form of phosphorus (P) in cereal grains. In addition to being essential for normal seedling growth and development, phytic acid plays an important role in human and animal nutrition. The rice low phytic acid mutation lpa1 results in a 45% reduction in seed phytic acid with a molar equivalent increase in inorganic P. The Lpa1 locus was previously mapped to the long arm of...
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