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Positional cloning and characterization of the papaya diminutive mutant reveal a truncating mutation in the CpMMS19 gene.
The New phytologist - 1 Mar 2020
Wang Ying, Singh Ratnesh, Tong Eric, Tang Min, Zheng Liwei, Fang Hongkun, Li Ruoyu, Guo Lin, Song Jinjin, Srinivasan Rajeswari, Sharma Anupma, Lin Lianyu, Trujillo Jorge A, Manshardt Richard, Chen Li-Yu, Ming Ray, Yu Qingyi
Abstract excerpt
The papaya diminutive mutant exhibits miniature stature, retarded growth and reduced fertility. This undesirable mutation appeared in the variety 'Sunset', the progenitor of the transgenic line 'SunUp', and was accidentally carried forward into breeding populations. The diminutive mutation was mapped to chromosome 2 and fine mapped to scaffold 25. Sequencing of a bacterial artificial chromosome in the fine mapped...
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