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Fine Mapping and Candidate Gene Analysis of the Leaf-Color Gene ygl-1 in Maize.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Guan Haiying, Xu Xiangbo, He Chunmei, Liu Chunxiao, Liu Qiang, Dong Rui, Liu Tieshan, Wang Liming
Abstract excerpt
A novel yellow-green leaf mutant yellow-green leaf-1 (ygl-1) was isolated in self-pollinated progenies from the cross of maize inbred lines Ye478 and Yuanwu02. The mutant spontaneously showed yellow-green character throughout the lifespan. Meanwhile, the mutant reduced contents of chlorophyll and Car, arrested chloroplast development and lowered the capacity of photosynthesis compared with the wild-type Lx7226....
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