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A soybean MADS-box protein modulates floral organ numbers, petal identity and sterility.
BMC plant biology - 2 Apr 2014
Huang Fang, Xu Guangli, Chi Yingjun, Liu Haicui, Xue Qian, Zhao Tuanjie, Gai Junyi, Yu Deyue
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BACKGROUND: The MADS-box transcription factors play fundamental roles in reproductive developmental control. Although the roles of many plant MADS-box proteins have been extensively studied, there are almost no functional studies of them in soybean, an important protein and oil crop in the world. In addition, the MADS-box protein orthologs may have species-specific functions. Controlling male fertility is an...
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