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Relationship, evolutionary fate and function of two maize co-orthologs of rice GW2 associated with kernel size and weight
(BioMed Central, 2010)
Background: In rice, the GW2 gene, found on chromosome 2, controls grain width and weight. Two homologs of this gene, ZmGW2-CHR4 and ZmGW2-CHR5, have been found in maize. In this study, we investigated the relationship, ...
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An 11-bp insertion in Zea mays fatb reduces the palmitic acid content of fatty acids in Maize grain
(Public Library of Science, 2011)
The ratio of saturated to unsaturated fatty acids in maize kernels strongly impacts human and livestock health, but is a complex trait that is difficult to select based on phenotype. Map-based cloning of quantitative trait ...