Allele specific expression analysis identifies regulatory variation associated with stress-related genes in the Mexican highland maize landrace Palomero Toluqueño

Background Gene regulatory variation has been proposed to play an important role in the adaptation of plants to environmental stress. In the central highlands of Mexico, farmer selection has generated a unique group of maize landraces adapted to the challenges of the highland niche. In this study, g...

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Main Authors: M. Rocío Aguilar-Rangel, Ricardo A. Chávez Montes, Eric González-Segovia, Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra, June K. Simpson, Ruairidh J.H. Sawers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3737.pdf