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Comparative transcriptome investigation of global gene expression changes caused by miR156 overexpression in Medicago sativa.
BMC genomics - 19 Aug 2016
Gao Ruimin, Austin Ryan S, Amyot Lisa, Hannoufa Abdelali
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Medicago sativa (alfalfa) is a low-input forage and potential bioenergy crop, and improving its yield and quality has always been a focus of the alfalfa breeding industry. Transgenic alfalfa plants overexpressing a precursor of alfalfa microRNA156 (MsmiR156) were recently generated by our group. These plants (miR156OE) showed enhanced biomass yield, reduced internodal length, increased shoot branching...
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