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Genetic control of morphometric diversity in the maize shoot apical meristem.
Nature communications - 20 Nov 2015
Leiboff Samuel, Li Xianran, Hu Heng-Cheng, Todt Natalie, Yang Jinliang, Li Xiao, Yu Xiaoqing, Muehlbauer Gary J, Timmermans Marja C P, Yu Jianming, Schnable Patrick S, Scanlon Michael J
Abstract excerpt
The maize shoot apical meristem (SAM) comprises a small pool of stem cells that generate all above-ground organs. Although mutational studies have identified genetic networks regulating SAM function, little is known about SAM morphological variation in natural populations. Here we report the use of high-throughput image processing to capture rich SAM size variation within a diverse maize inbred panel. We...
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