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Review
. 2015 Mar;65(2):120-6.
doi: 10.1270/jsbbs.65.120. Epub 2015 Mar 1.

Molecular functions of genes related to grain shape in rice

Jia Zheng  1 , Yadong Zhang  1 , Cailin Wang  1
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Review

Molecular functions of genes related to grain shape in rice

Jia Zheng et al. Breed Sci. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

Because grain shape is an important component of rice grain yield, the discovery of genes related to rice grain shape has attracted much attention of rice breeding programs. In recent years, some of these genes have been cloned and studied. They have been found not only regulate grain shape by changing the shape of the spikelet hull, but also regulate endosperm development through control of cell division using different molecular mechanisms. In this paper, we review the recent research on genes related to rice grain shape and their possible regulatory mechanisms.

Keywords: grain shape; regulatory mechanisms; rice.

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