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Identification of the VERNALIZATION 4 gene reveals the origin of spring growth habit in ancient wheats from South Asia.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 29 Sept 2015
Kippes Nestor, Debernardi Juan M, Vasquez-Gross Hans A, Akpinar Bala A, Budak Hikment, Kato Kenji, Chao Shiaoman, Akhunov Eduard, Dubcovsky Jorge
Abstract excerpt
Wheat varieties with a winter growth habit require long exposures to low temperatures (vernalization) to accelerate flowering. Natural variation in four vernalization genes regulating this requirement has favored wheat adaptation to different environments. The first three genes (VRN1-VRN3) have been cloned and characterized before. Here we show that the fourth gene, VRN-D4, originated by the insertion of a...
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