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Cloning and characterization of the maize An1 gene.
The Plant cell - 1 Jan 1995
Bensen R J, Johal G S, Crane V C, Tossberg J T, Schnable P S, Meeley R B, Briggs S P
Abstract excerpt
The Anther ear1 (An1) gene product is involved in the synthesis of ent-kaurene, the first tetracyclic intermediate in the gibberellin (GA) biosynthetic pathway. Mutations causing the loss of An1 function result in a GA-responsive phenotype that includes reduced plant height, delayed maturity, and development of perfect flowers on normally pistillate ears. The an1::Mu2-891339 allele was recovered from a Mutator...
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