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Selection of dysfunctional alleles of bHLH1 and MYB1 has produced white grain in the tribe Triticeae.
Plant communications - 14 Apr 2025
Pei Jiawei, Wang Zheng, Heng Yanfang, Chen Zhuo, Wang Ke, Xiao Qingmeng, Li Jian, Hu Zhaorong, He Hang, Cao Ying, Ye Xingguo, Deng Xing Wang, Liu Zhijin, Ma Ligeng
Abstract excerpt
Grain color is a key agronomic trait that greatly determines food quality. The molecular and evolutionary mechanisms that underlie grain-color regulation are also important questions in evolutionary biology and crop breeding. Here, we confirm that both bHLH and MYB genes have played a critical role in the evolution of grain color in Triticeae. Blue grain is the ancestral trait in Triticeae, whereas white grain...
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