Global dissemination of a single mutation conferring white pericarp in rice

Here we report that the change from the red seeds of wild rice to the white seeds of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa) resulted from the strong selective sweep of a single mutation, a frame-shift deletion within the Rc gene that is found in 97.9% of white rice varieties today. A second mutation, also w...

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Autores principales: Sweeney, Megan T., Thomson, Michael J., Cho, Yong Gu, Park, Yong Jin, Williamson, Scott H., Bustamante, Carlos D., McCouch, Susan R.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/166426

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