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Genome-wide association study dissects the genetic architecture of oil biosynthesis in maize kernels.
Nature genetics - 1 Jan 2013
Li Hui, Peng Zhiyu, Yang Xiaohong, Wang Weidong, Fu Junjie, Wang Jianhua, Han Yingjia, Chai Yuchao, Guo Tingting, Yang Ning, Liu Jie, Warburton Marilyn L, Cheng Yanbing, Hao Xiaomin, Zhang Pan, Zhao Jinyang, Liu Yunjun, Wang Guoying, Li Jiansheng, Yan Jianbing
Abstract excerpt
Maize kernel oil is a valuable source of nutrition. Here we extensively examine the genetic architecture of maize oil biosynthesis in a genome-wide association study using 1.03 million SNPs characterized in 368 maize inbred lines, including 'high-oil' lines. We identified 74 loci significantly associated with kernel oil concentration and fatty acid composition (P < 1.8 × 10(-6)), which we subsequently examined...
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