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Extensive functional pleiotropy of REVOLUTA substantiated through forward genetics.
Plant physiology - 1 Feb 2014
Porth Ilga, Klápste Jaroslav, McKown Athena D, La Mantia Jonathan, Hamelin Richard C, Skyba Oleksandr, Unda Faride, Friedmann Michael C, Cronk Quentin C B, Ehlting Jürgen, Guy Robert D, Mansfield Shawn D, El-Kassaby Yousry A, Douglas Carl J
Abstract excerpt
In plants, genes may sustain extensive pleiotropic functional properties by individually affecting multiple, distinct traits. We discuss results from three genome-wide association studies of approximately 400 natural poplar (Populus trichocarpa) accessions phenotyped for 60 ecological/biomass, wood quality, and rust fungus resistance traits. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the poplar ortholog of the...
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