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Convergent Loss of Awn in Two Cultivated Rice Species Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima Is Caused by Mutations in Different Loci.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 2 Sept 2015
Furuta Tomoyuki, Komeda Norio, Asano Kenji, Uehara Kanako, Gamuyao Rico, Angeles-Shim Rosalyn B, Nagai Keisuke, Doi Kazuyuki, Wang Diane R, Yasui Hideshi, Yoshimura Atsushi, Wu Jianzhong, McCouch Susan R, Ashikari Motoyuki
Abstract excerpt
A long awn is one of the distinct morphological features of wild rice species. This organ is thought to aid in seed dispersal and prevent predation by animals. Most cultivated varieties of Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima, however, have lost the ability to form long awns. The causal genetic factors responsible for the loss of awn in these two rice species remain largely unknown. Here, we evaluated three sets of...
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