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Identification and validation of mutation points associated with waxy phenotype in cassava.
BMC plant biology - 15 Apr 2020
do Carmo Cátia Dias, Sousa Massaine Bandeira E, Dos Santos Silva Priscila Patrícia, Oliveira Gilmara Alvarenga Fachardo, Ceballos Hernán, de Oliveira Eder Jorge
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The granule-bound starch synthase I (GBSSI) enzyme is responsible for the synthesis of amylose, and therefore, its absence results in individuals with a waxy starch phenotype in various amylaceous crops. The validation of mutation points previously associated with the waxy starch phenotype in cassava, as well as the identification of alternative mutant alleles in the GBSSI gene, can allow the...
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