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Genome-Wide Association Mapping and Integrated Transcriptomic-Genomic Analysis Reveal Candidate Genes for Grain Transparency in Rice.
International journal of molecular sciences - 28 Jun 2026
Cai Fuge, Wang Fujun, Nie Shuai, Zheng Minhua, Bai Song, Li Hui, Tan Meilin, Chen Mengquan, Liu Dilin, Yang Wu
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Grain transparency (GT) is a key determinant of rice appearance quality and consumer preference, yet its genetic basis remains poorly understood. In this study, we evaluated GT in a panel of 450 rice accessions grown in two environments (Guangzhou and Yangjiang). Nineteen quantitative trait loci (QTL) for GT were identified by a genome-wide association study (GWAS), distributed across all rice chromosomes except...
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