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Stepwise cis-Regulatory Changes in ZCN8 Contribute to Maize Flowering-Time Adaptation.
Current biology : CB - 24 Sept 2018
Guo Li, Wang Xuehan, Zhao Min, Huang Cheng, Li Cong, Li Dan, Yang Chin Jian, York Alessandra M, Xue Wei, Xu Guanghui, Liang Yameng, Chen Qiuyue, Doebley John F, Tian Feng
Abstract excerpt
Maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) was domesticated in southwestern Mexico ∼9,000 years ago from its wild ancestor, teosinte (Zea mays ssp. parviglumis) [1]. From its center of origin, maize experienced a rapid range expansion and spread over 90° of latitude in the Americas [2-4], which required a novel flowering-time adaptation. ZEA CENTRORADIALIS 8 (ZCN8) is the maize florigen gene and has a central role in mediating...
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