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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Zea mays
SUBMITTER: Stefan Scholten
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-51662 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Frontiers in plant science 20180130
Heterosis refers to a quantitative phenomenon in which F1 hybrid trait values exceed the mean of the parental values in a positive direction. Generally, it is dependent on a high degree of heterozygosity, which is maintained in hybrid breeding by developing parental lines in separate, genetically distinct heterotic groups. The mobility of small RNAs (sRNAs) that mediate epigenetic regulation of gene expression renders them promising candidates for modulating the action of combined diverse genome ...[more]