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Multiply to conquer: Copy number variations at Ppd-B1 and Vrn-A1 facilitate global adaptation in wheat.
BMC genetics - 29 Jul 2015
Würschum Tobias, Boeven Philipp H G, Langer Simon M, Longin C Friedrich H, Leiser Willmar L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Copy number variation was found to be a frequent type of DNA polymorphism in the human genome often associated with diseases but its importance in crops and the effects on agronomic traits are still largely unknown. RESULTS: Here, we employed a large worldwide panel of 1110 winter wheat varieties to assess the frequency and the geographic distribution of copy number variants at the Photoperiod-B1...
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