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Copy number variations of CBF genes at the Fr-A2 locus are essential components of winter hardiness in wheat.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Feb 2017
Würschum Tobias, Longin C Friedrich H, Hahn Volker, Tucker Matthew R, Leiser Willmar L
Abstract excerpt
Winter hardiness is important for the adaptation of wheat to the harsh winter conditions in temperate regions and is thus also an important breeding goal. Here, we employed a panel of 407 European winter wheat cultivars to dissect the genetic architecture of winter hardiness. We show that copy number variation (CNV) of CBF (C-repeat Binding Factor) genes at the Fr-A2 locus is the essential component for winter...
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