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A naturally occurring splicing site mutation in the Brassica rapa FLC1 gene is associated with variation in flowering time.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Jan 2009
Yuan Yu-Xiang, Wu Jian, Sun Ri-Fei, Zhang Xiao-Wei, Xu Dong-Hui, Bonnema Guusje, Wang Xiao-Wu
Abstract excerpt
FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC), encoding a MADS-domain transcription factor in Arabidopsis, is a repressor of flowering involved in the vernalization pathway. This provides a good reference for Brassica species. Genomes of Brassica species contain several FLC homologues and several of these colocalize w...
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