Teosinte branched1 and the origin of maize: Evidence for epistasis and the evolution of dominance.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Doebley, John; Stec, Adrian
- Source
- Genetics. Sep95, Vol. 141 Issue 1, p333. 14p. 8 Black and White Photographs, 4 Diagrams, 8 Charts.
- Subject
- CORN genetics
- Language
- ISSN
- 0016-6731
Reports on the analysis of two quantitative trait loci (QTL) with large effects on the aspects of plant and inflorescence architecture that distinguish maize and teosinte. QTL on chromosome arm 1L (QTL-1l); Complementation testing of teosinte branched1; QTL on chromosome arm 3L (QTL-3l); Genetic background and gene action; Interaction between QTL-1L and QTL-3L.