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Identification of quantitative trait loci that regulate Arabidopsis root system size and plasticity.
Genetics - 1 Jan 2006
Fitz Gerald Jonathan N, Lehti-Shiu Melissa D, Ingram Paul A, Deak Karen I, Biesiada Theresa, Malamy Jocelyn E
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Root system size (RSS) is a complex trait that is greatly influenced by environmental cues. Hence, both intrinsic developmental pathways and environmental-response pathways contribute to RSS. To assess the natural variation in both types of pathways, we examined the root systems of the closely related Arabidopsis ecotypes Landsberg erecta (Ler) and Columbia (Col) grown under mild osmotic stress conditions. We...
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