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TCP transcription factor, BRANCH ANGLE DEFECTIVE 1 (BAD1), is required for normal tassel branch angle formation in maize.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 24 Jul 2012
Bai Fang, Reinheimer Renata, Durantini Diego, Kellogg Elizabeth A, Schmidt Robert J
Abstract excerpt
In grass inflorescences, a structure called the "pulvinus" is found between the inflorescence main stem and lateral branches. The size of the pulvinus affects the angle of the lateral branches that emerge from the main axis and therefore has a large impact on inflorescence architecture. Through EMS mutagenesis we have identified three complementation groups of recessive mutants in maize having defects in pulvinus...
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