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Genetic changes accompanying the domestication of Pisum sativum: is there a common genetic basis to the 'domestication syndrome' for legumes?
Annals of botany - 1 Nov 2007
Weeden Norman F
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The changes that occur during the domestication of crops such as maize and common bean appear to be controlled by relatively few genes. This study investigates the genetic basis of domestication in pea (Pisum sativum) and compares the genes involved with those determined to be important in common bean domestication. METHODS: Quantitative trait loci and classical genetic analysis are used to...
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