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Duplication and partitioning in evolution and function of homoeologous Q loci governing domestication characters in polyploid wheat.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 15 Nov 2011
Zhang Zengcui, Belcram Harry, Gornicki Piotr, Charles Mathieu, Just Jérémy, Huneau Cécile, Magdelenat Ghislaine, Couloux Arnaud, Samain Sylvie, Gill Bikram S, Rasmussen Jack B, Barbe Valérie, Faris Justin D, Chalhoub Boulos
Abstract excerpt
The Q gene encodes an AP2-like transcription factor that played an important role in domestication of polyploid wheat. The chromosome 5A Q alleles (5AQ and 5Aq) have been well studied, but much less is known about the q alleles on wheat homoeologous chromosomes 5B (5Bq) and 5D (5Dq). We investigated the organization, evolution, and function of the Q/q homoeoalleles in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Q/q...
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