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Standing variation and new mutations both contribute to a fast response to selection for flowering time in maize inbreds.
BMC evolutionary biology - 4 Jan 2010
Durand Eléonore, Tenaillon Maud I, Ridel Céline, Coubriche Denis, Jamin Philippe, Jouanne Sophie, Ressayre Adrienne, Charcosset Alain, Dillmann Christine
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BACKGROUND: In order to investigate the rate and limits of the response to selection from highly inbred genetic material and evaluate the respective contribution of standing variation and new mutations, we conducted a divergent selection experiment from maize inbred lines in open-field conditions during 7 years. Two maize commercial seed lots considered as inbred lines, F252 and MBS847, constituted two biological...
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