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The genetic basis of heterosis: multiparental quantitative trait loci mapping reveals contrasted levels of apparent overdominance among traits of agronomical interest in maize (Zea mays L.).
Genetics - 1 Feb 2012
Larièpe A, Mangin B, Jasson S, Combes V, Dumas F, Jamin P, Lariagon C, Jolivot D, Madur D, Fiévet J, Gallais A, Dubreuil P, Charcosset A, Moreau L
Abstract excerpt
Understanding the genetic bases underlying heterosis is a major issue in maize (Zea mays L.). We extended the North Carolina design III (NCIII) by using three populations of recombinant inbred lines derived from three parental lines belonging to different heterotic pools, crossed with each parental line to obtain nine families of hybrids. A total of 1253 hybrids were evaluated for grain moisture, silking date,...
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