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Fine mapping and candidate gene prediction of a pleiotropic quantitative trait locus for yield-related trait in Zea mays.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Liu Ruixiang, Jia Haitao, Cao Xiaoliang, Huang Jun, Li Feng, Tao Yongsheng, Qiu Fazhan, Zheng Yonglian, Zhang Zuxin
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The yield of maize grain is a highly complex quantitative trait that is controlled by multiple quantitative trait loci (QTLs) with small effects, and is frequently influenced by multiple genetic and environmental factors. Thus, it is challenging to clone a QTL for grain yield in the maize genome. Previously, we identified a major QTL, qKNPR6, for kernel number per row (KNPR) across multiple environments, and...
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