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High-resolution genome-wide association study pinpoints metal transporter and chelator genes involved in the genetic control of element levels in maize grain.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 15 Apr 2021
Wu Di, Tanaka Ryokei, Li Xiaowei, Ramstein Guillaume P, Cu Suong, Hamilton John P, Buell C Robin, Stangoulis James, Rocheford Torbert, Gore Michael A
Abstract excerpt
Despite its importance to plant function and human health, the genetics underpinning element levels in maize grain remain largely unknown. Through a genome-wide association study in the maize Ames panel of nearly 2,000 inbred lines that was imputed with ∼7.7 million SNP markers, we investigated the genetic basis of natural variation for the concentration of 11 elements in grain. Novel associations were detected...
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