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The tin1 gene retains the function of promoting tillering in maize.
Nature communications - 6 Dec 2019
Zhang Xuan, Lin Zhelong, Wang Jian, Liu Hangqin, Zhou Leina, Zhong Shuyang, Li Yan, Zhu Can, Liu Jiacheng, Lin Zhongwei
Abstract excerpt
Sweet maize and popcorn retain tillering growth habit during maize diversification. However, the underlying molecular genetic mechanism remains unknown. Here, we show that the retention of maize tillering is controlled by a major quantitative trait locus (QTL), tin1, which encodes a C2H2-zinc-finger transcription factor that acts independently of tb1. In sweet maize, a splice-site variant from G/GT to C/GT leads...
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