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superwoman1-cleistogamy, a hopeful allele for gene containment in GM rice.
Plant biotechnology journal - 1 Nov 2007
Yoshida Hitoshi, Itoh Jun-Ichi, Ohmori Shinnosuke, Miyoshi Kazumaru, Horigome Ayako, Uchida Eiji, Kimizu Mayumi, Matsumura Yoko, Kusaba Makoto, Satoh Hikaru, Nagato Yasuo
Abstract excerpt
Cleistogamy is an efficient strategy for preventing gene flow from genetically modified (GM) crops. We identified a cleistogamous mutant of rice harbouring a missense mutation (the 45th residue isoleucine to threonine; I45T) in the class-B MADS-box gene SUPERWOMAN1 (SPW1), which specifies the identities of lodicules (equivalent to petals) and stamens. In the mutant, spw1-cls, the stamens are normal, but the...
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