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Natural variation at the DEP1 locus enhances grain yield in rice.
Nature genetics - 1 Apr 2009
Huang Xianzhong, Qian Qian, Liu Zhengbin, Sun Hongying, He Shuyuan, Luo Da, Xia Guangmin, Chu Chengcai, Li Jiayang, Fu Xiangdong
Abstract excerpt
Grain yield is controlled by quantitative trait loci (QTLs) derived from natural variations in many crop plants. Here we report the molecular characterization of a major rice grain yield QTL that acts through the determination of panicle architecture. The dominant allele at the DEP1 locus is a gain-of-function mutation causing truncation of a phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein-like domain protein. The...
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