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The molecular basis for allelic differences suggests Restorer-of-fertility 1 is a complex locus in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.).
BMC plant biology - 3 Nov 2020
Arakawa Takumi, Matsunaga Muneyuki, Matsui Katsunori, Itoh Kanna, Kuroda Yosuke, Matsuhira Hiroaki, Kitazaki Kazuyoshi, Kubo Tomohiko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) is a widely used trait for hybrid seed production in many crops. Sugar beet CMS is associated with a unique mitochondrial protein named preSATP6 that forms a 250-kDa complex. Restorer-of-fertility 1 (Rf1) is a nuclear gene that suppresses CMS and is, hence, one of the targets of sugar beet breeding. Rf1 has dominant, semi-dominant and recessive alleles, suggesting that...
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