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Identification of quantitative trait loci that affect endoreduplication in maize endosperm.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Nov 2007
Coelho Cintia M, Wu Song, Li Youchun, Hunter Brenda, Dante Ricardo A, Cui Yuehuai, Wu Rongling, Larkins Brian A
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Endoreduplication in maize endosperm precedes the onset of starch and storage protein synthesis, and it is generally thought to influence grain filling. We created four backcross populations by reciprocally crossing the F(1) progeny of a cross between Sg18 and Mo17 to the parental inbreds, which differ in endoreduplication by two parameters--mean ploidy and percentage of endoreduplicated nuclei. This...
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