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Specific changes in total and mitochondrial proteomes are associated with higher levels of heterosis in maize hybrids.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Oct 2012
Dahal Diwakar, Mooney Brian P, Newton Kathleen J
Abstract excerpt
The phenomenon of hybrid vigor (heterosis) has long been harnessed by plant breeders to improve world food production. However, the changes that are essential for heterotic responses and the mechanisms responsible for heterosis remain undefined. Large increases in biomass and yield in high-heterosis hybrids suggest that alterations in bioenergetic processes may contribute to heterosis. Progeny from crosses...
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