An 11-bp insertion in Zea mays fatb reduces the palmitic acid content of fatty acids in maize grain.
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 loci (QTL) is a powerful but time-consuming method for the dissection of comp...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/863cabe87fe149028fac78eab0371c9a |
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