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Structural diversity and evolution of the Rf-1 locus in the genus Oryza.
Heredity - 1 Nov 2007
Kato H, Tezuka K, Feng Y Y, Kawamoto T, Takahashi H, Mori K, Akagi H
Abstract excerpt
The Rf-1 locus in rice is agriculturally important as it restores fertility in plants with BT-type cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS). The Rf-1 locus contains several duplicated copies of the gene responsible for restoration of fertility. We analyzed the genomic structure of the Rf-1 locus in the genus Oryza to clarify the structural diversity and evolution of the locus. We identified six genes (Rf-1A to Rf-1F)...
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