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Insertion of a solo LTR retrotransposon associates with spur mutations in 'Red Delicious' apple (Malus × domestica).
Plant cell reports - 1 Sept 2017
Han Mengxue, Sun Qibao, Zhou Junyong, Qiu Huarong, Guo Jing, Lu Lijuan, Mu Wenlei, Sun Jun
Abstract excerpt
KEY MESSAGE: Insertion of a solo LTR, which possesses strong bidirectional, stem-specific promoter activities, is associated with the evolution of a dwarfing apple spur mutation. Spur mutations in apple scions revolutionized global apple production. Since long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons are tightly related to natural mutations, inter-retrotransposon-amplified polymorphism technique and genome walking...
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