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Control of rice grain-filling and yield by a gene with a potential signature of domestication.
Nature genetics - 1 Nov 2008
Wang Ertao, Wang Jianjun, Zhu Xudong, Hao Wei, Wang Linyou, Li Qun, Zhang Lixia, He Wei, Lu Baorong, Lin Hongxuan, Ma Hong, Zhang Guiquan, He Zuhua
Abstract excerpt
Grain-filling, an important trait that contributes greatly to grain weight, is regulated by quantitative trait loci and is associated with crop domestication syndrome. However, the genes and underlying molecular mechanisms controlling crop grain-filling remain elusive. Here we report the isolation and functional analysis of the rice GIF1 (GRAIN INCOMPLETE FILLING 1) gene that encodes a cell-wall invertase...
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