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Molecular insights on the origin and development of waxy genotypes in major crop plants.
Briefings in functional genomics - 15 May 2024
Gaur Vikram S, Sood Salej, Guzmán Carlos, Olsen Kenneth M
Abstract excerpt
Starch is a significant ingredient of the seed endosperm with commercial importance in food and industry. Crop varieties with glutinous (waxy) grain characteristics, i.e. starch with high amylopectin and low amylose, hold longstanding cultural importance in some world regions and unique properties for industrial manufacture. The waxy character in many crop species is regulated by a single gene known as GBSSI (or...
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