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Dominance, overdominance and epistasis condition the heterosis in two heterotic rice hybrids.
Genetics - 1 Nov 2008
Li Lanzhi, Lu Kaiyang, Chen Zhaoming, Mu Tongmin, Hu Zhongli, Li Xinqi
Abstract excerpt
Two recombinant inbred (RI) populations having 194 and 222 lines each, derived, respectively, from a highly heterotic inter- (IJ) and intrasubspecific (II) hybrid, were backcrossed to their respective parents. The RI and two backcross populations along with F1 and its two parents of each hybrid were evaluated for nine important traits, including grain yield and eight other yield-related traits. A total of 76...
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