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The effect of altered dosage of a mutant allele of Teosinte branched 1 (tb1-ref) on the root system of modern maize.
BMC genetics - 14 Feb 2014
Gaudin Amelie C M, McClymont Sarah A, Soliman Sameh S M, Raizada Manish N
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BACKGROUND: There was ancient human selection on the wild progenitor of modern maize, Balsas teosinte, for decreased shoot branching (tillering), in order to allow more nutrients to be diverted to grain. Mechanistically, the decline in shoot tillering has been associated with selection for increa...
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