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Heterosis in early seed development: a comparative study of F1 embryo and endosperm tissues 6 days after fertilization.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Jan 2010
Jahnke Stephanie, Sarholz Barbara, Thiemann Alexander, Kühr Vera, Gutiérrez-Marcos José F, Geiger Hartwig H, Piepho Hans-Peter, Scholten Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Heterosis specifies the superior performance of heterozygous individuals and although used in plant breeding the underlying molecular mechanisms still remain largely elusive. In this study, we demonstrate the manifestation of heterosis in hybrid maize embryo and endosperm tissue 6 days after fert...
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