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Transcriptome profiling and comparison of maize ear heterosis during the spikelet and floret differentiation stages.
BMC genomics - 22 Nov 2016
Hu Xiaojiao, Wang Hongwu, Diao Xizhou, Liu Zhifang, Li Kun, Wu Yujin, Liang Qianjin, Wang Hui, Huang Changling
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BACKGROUND: Hybridization is a prominent process in the evolution of crop plants that can give rise to gene expression variation, phenotypic novelty and heterosis. Maize is the most successful crop in utilizing heterosis. The development of hybrid maize ears exhibits strong heterotic vigor and greatly affects maize yield. However, a comprehensive perspective on transcriptional variation and its correlation with...
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