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Multiple introgression events surrounding the Hd1 flowering-time gene in cultivated rice, Oryza sativa L.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 1 Aug 2010
Fujino Kenji, Wu Jianzhong, Sekiguchi Hiroshi, Ito Tomoko, Izawa Takeshi, Matsumoto Takashi
Abstract excerpt
Flowering time is a major determinant for the local adaptation of crops. Hd1 is a key flowering-time gene in rice and is orthologous to the Arabidopsis CONSTANS gene. To elucidate the role of Hd1 in selection, we examined the Hd1 alleles of 60 landraces of Asian cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.)...
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