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A hyperactive quantitative trait locus allele of Arabidopsis BRX contributes to natural variation in root growth vigor.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 4 May 2010
Beuchat Julien, Li Shuwei, Ragni Laura, Shindo Chikako, Kohn Michael H, Hardtke Christian S
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Quantitative trait loci analysis of natural Arabidopsis thaliana accessions is increasingly exploited for gene isolation. However, to date this has mostly revealed deleterious mutations. Among them, a loss-of-function allele identified the root growth regulator BREVIS RADIX (BRX). Here we present evidence that BRX and the paralogous BRX-LIKE (BRXL) genes are under selective constraint in monocotyledons as well as...
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