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The role of gene flow and chromosomal instability in shaping the bread wheat genome.
Nature plants - 1 Feb 2021
Przewieslik-Allen Alexandra M, Wilkinson Paul A, Burridge Amanda J, Winfield Mark O, Dai Xiaoyang, Beaumont Mark, King Julie, Yang Cai-Yun, Griffiths Simon, Wingen Luzie U, Horsnell Richard, Bentley Alison R, Shewry Peter, Barker Gary L A, Edwards Keith J
Abstract excerpt
Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) is one of the world's most important crops; however, a low level of genetic diversity within commercial breeding accessions can significantly limit breeding potential. In contrast, wheat relatives exhibit considerable genetic variation and so potentially provide a valuable source of novel alleles for use in breeding new cultivars. Historically, gene flow between wheat and its...
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