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Three dominant awnless genes in common wheat: Fine mapping, interaction and contribution to diversity in awn shape and length.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Yoshioka Motohiro, Iehisa Julio C M, Ohno Ryoko, Kimura Tatsuro, Enoki Hiroyuki, Nishimura Satoru, Nasuda Shuhei, Takumi Shigeo
Abstract excerpt
The awn is a long needle-like structure formed at the tip of the lemma in the florets of some grass species. It plays a role in seed dispersal and protection against animals, and can contribute to the photosynthetic activity of spikes. Three main dominant inhibitors of awn development (Hd, B1 and B2) are known in hexaploid wheat, but the causal genes have not been cloned yet and a genetic association with awn...
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