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Identification of two stably expressed QTLs for fat content in rice (Oryza sativa).
Genome - 1 Aug 2012
Shen Yingyue, Zhang Wenwei, Liu Xi, Chen Liangming, Liu Shijia, Zheng Leina, Li Jingjing, Chen Yilin, Wu Tao, Yu Yang, Zhong Zhengzheng, Jiang Ling, Wan Jianmin
Abstract excerpt
Fat content (FC) is an important component of the nutritional quality of the rice (Oryza sativa L.) grain and a partial determinant of grain quality. Three FC QTLs were identified from an analysis of a set of rice 'Kasalath'/'Koshihikari' backcross inbred lines, which were grown in three independent environments. Two of these QTLs (qFC7.1 and qFC7.2) were located on chromosome 7, and they were detected in all...
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