Development of tools to study the association of transposons to agronomic traits

Transposable elements (Transposons; TEs) constitute the majority of DNA in genomes and are a major source of genetic polymorphisms. TEs act as potential regulators of gene expression and lead to phenotypic plasticity in plants and animals. In crops, several TEs were identified to influence alleles a...

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Main Author: Yan, Haidong
Other Authors: Horticulture
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/106637