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A naturally occurring InDel variation in BraA.FLC.b (BrFLC2) associated with flowering time variation in Brassica rapa.
BMC plant biology - 28 Aug 2012
Wu Jian, Wei Keyun, Cheng Feng, Li Shikai, Wang Qian, Zhao Jianjun, Bonnema Guusje, Wang Xiaowu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Flowering time is an important trait in Brassica rapa crops. FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) is a MADS-box transcription factor that acts as a potent repressor of flowering. Expression of FLC is silenced when plants are exposed to low temperature, which activates flowering. There are four copies of FLC in B. rapa. Analyses of different segregating populations have suggested that BraA.FLC.a (BrFLC1) and...
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