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Pentatricopeptide repeat 153 (PPR153) restores maize C-type cytoplasmic male sterility in conjunction with RF4.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2024
Jaqueth Jennifer S, Li Bailin, Vollbrecht Erik
Abstract excerpt
Maize (Zea mays L.) C-type cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS-C) is a highly used CMS system for maize commercial hybrid seed production. Rf4 is the major dominant restorer gene for CMS-C. Inbreds were recently discovered which contain the restoring Rf4 allele yet are unable to restore fertility due to the lack of an additional gene required for Rf4's restoration. To find this additional gene, QTL mapping and...
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