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A Cation-Chloride Cotransporter Gene Is Required for Cell Elongation and Osmoregulation in Rice.
Plant physiology - 1 May 2016
Chen Zhi Chang, Yamaji Naoki, Fujii-Kashino Miho, Ma Jian Feng
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Rice (Oryza sativa) is characterized by having fibrous root systems; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying the root development are not fully understood. Here, we isolated a rice mutant with short roots and found that the mutant had a decreased cell size of the roots and shoots compared with wild-type rice. Map-based cloning combined with whole-genome sequencing revealed that a single nucleotide mutation...
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