Extensive genetic diversity and low linkage disequilibrium within the COMT locus in maize exotic populations

Plant Science

Volumn 221-222, Issue , 2014, Pages 69-80

  Chen, Yongsheng ^a   Blanco, Michael ^b   Ji, Qing ^a   Frei, Ursula Karoline ^a   Lübberstedt, Thomas ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caffeic acid 3 O methytransferase; Genetic diversity; Germplasm Enhancement of Maize; Linkage disequilibrium

Indexed keywords

CAFFEATE O METHYLTRANSFERASE; CAFFEATE O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CAFFEIC ACID 3-O-METHYTRANSFERASE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GERMPLASM ENHANCEMENT OF MAIZE; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

CAFFEIC ACID 3-O-METHYTRANSFERASE; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GERMPLASM ENHANCEMENT OF MAIZE; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM;

GENETIC VARIATION; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84896099780     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2014.02.004     Document Type: Article

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