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A MAGIC population-based genome-wide association study reveals functional association of GhRBB1_A07 gene with superior fiber quality in cotton.
BMC genomics - 9 Nov 2016
Islam Md Sariful, Thyssen Gregory N, Jenkins Johnie N, Zeng Linghe, Delhom Christopher D, McCarty Jack C, Deng Dewayne D, Hinchliffe Doug J, Jones Don C, Fang David D
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BACKGROUND: Cotton supplies a great majority of natural fiber for the global textile industry. The negative correlation between yield and fiber quality has hindered breeders' ability to improve these traits simultaneously. A multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) population developed through random-mating of multiple diverse parents has the ability to break this negative correlation....
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