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Multiple genetic pathways for seed shattering in the grasses.
Functional & integrative genomics - 1 Oct 2006
Li Wanlong, Gill Bikram S
Abstract excerpt
Shattering is an essential seed dispersal mechanism in wild species. It is believed that independent mutations at orthologous loci led to convergent domestication of cereal crops. To investigate genetic relationships of Triticeae shattering genes with those of other grasses, we mapped spike-, barrel- (B-type), and wedge-type (W-type) spikelet disarticulation genes in wheat and its wild relatives. The Br1 gene for...
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