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SUBMITTER: Kerdaffrec E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5226650 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kerdaffrec Envel E Filiault Danièle L DL Korte Arthur A Sasaki Eriko E Nizhynska Viktoria V Seren Ümit Ü Nordborg Magnus M
eLife 20161214
Seed dormancy is a complex life history trait that determines the timing of germination and is crucial for local adaptation. Genetic studies of dormancy are challenging, because the trait is highly plastic and strongly influenced by the maternal environment. Using a combination of statistical and experimental approaches, we show that multiple alleles at the previously identified dormancy locus <i>DELAY OF GERMINATION1</i> jointly explain as much as 57% of the variation observed in Swedish <i>Ara ...[more]