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Genotyping of the Q locus in wheat by a simple PCR-RFLP method.
Genes & genetic systems - 1 Jun 2009
Asakura Nobuaki, Mori Naoki, Nakamura Chiharu, Ohtsuka Ichiro
Abstract excerpt
The Q locus located on the long arm of chromosome 5A is a key factor in evolution and widespread cultivation of domesticated wheat. The Q locus pleiotropically affects many agronomically important traits including threshability, glume shape and tenacity, rachis fragility and others. Genotyping of the Q locus based on the complex traits is ambiguous due to their multi-genetic control through interactions with the...
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