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Association between nonsynonymous mutations of starch synthase IIa and starch quality in rice (Oryza sativa).
The New phytologist - 1 Jan 2011
Yu Guoqin, Olsen Kenneth M, Schaal Barbara A
Abstract excerpt
Starch quality is one of the most important agronomic traits in Asian rice, Oryza sativa. Starch synthase IIa (SsIIa) is a major candidate gene for starch quality variation. Within SsIIa, three nonsynonymous mutations in exon 8 have been shown to affect enzyme activity when expressed in Escherichia coli. To search for the variation in SsIIa that is responsible for starch quality variation in rice, we sequenced...
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