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High-frequency synthetic apomixis in hybrid rice.
Nature communications - 27 Dec 2022
Vernet Aurore, Meynard Donaldo, Lian Qichao, Mieulet Delphine, Gibert Olivier, Bissah Matilda, Rivallan Ronan, Autran Daphné, Leblanc Olivier, Meunier Anne Cécile, Frouin Julien, Taillebois James, Shankle Kyle, Khanday Imtiyaz, Mercier Raphael, Sundaresan Venkatesan, Guiderdoni Emmanuel
Abstract excerpt
Introducing asexual reproduction through seeds - apomixis - into crop species could revolutionize agriculture by allowing F1 hybrids with enhanced yield and stability to be clonally propagated. Engineering synthetic apomixis has proven feasible in inbred rice through the inactivation of three genes (MiMe), which results in the conversion of meiosis into mitosis in a line ectopically expressing the BABYBOOM1...
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