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A microRNA allele that emerged prior to apple domestication may underlie fruit size evolution.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Oct 2015
Yao Jia-Long, Xu Juan, Cornille Amandine, Tomes Sumathi, Karunairetnam Sakuntala, Luo Zhiwei, Bassett Heather, Whitworth Claire, Rees-George Jonathan, Ranatunga Chandra, Snirc Alodie, Crowhurst Ross, de Silva Nihal, Warren Ben, Deng Cecilia, Kumar Satish, Chagné David, Bus Vincent G M, Volz Richard K, Rikkerink Erik H A, Gardiner Susan E, Giraud Tatiana, MacDiarmid Robin, Gleave Andrew P
Abstract excerpt
The molecular genetic mechanisms underlying fruit size remain poorly understood in perennial crops, despite size being an important agronomic trait. Here we show that the expression level of a microRNA gene (miRNA172) influences fruit size in apple. A transposon insertional allele of miRNA172 showing reduced expression associates with large fruit in an apple breeding population, whereas over-expression of...
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