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| Title |
Whole-Genome Analysis of Candidate genes Associated with Seed Size and Weight in Sorghum bicolor Reveals Signatures of Artificial Selection and Insights into Parallel Domestication in Cereal Crops
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Plant Science, July 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpls.2017.01237 |
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| Authors |
Yongfu Tao, Emma S. Mace, Shuaishuai Tai, Alan Cruickshank, Bradley C. Campbell, Xianrong Zhao, Erik J. Van Oosterom, Ian D. Godwin, Jose R. Botella, David R. Jordan |
| Abstract |
Seed size and seed weight are major quality attributes and important determinants of yield that have been strongly selected for during crop domestication. Limited information is available about the genetic control and genes associated with seed size and weight in sorghum. This study identified sorghum orthologs of genes with proven effects on seed size and weight in other plant species and searched for evidence of selection during domestication by utilizing resequencing data from a diversity panel. In total, 114 seed size candidate genes were identified in sorghum, 63 of which exhibited signals of purifying selection during domestication. A significant number of these genes also had domestication signatures in maize and rice, consistent with the parallel domestication of seed size in cereals. Seed size candidate genes that exhibited differentially high expression levels in seed were also found more likely to be under selection during domestication, supporting the hypothesis that modification to seed size during domestication preferentially targeted genes for intrinsic seed size rather than genes associated with physiological factors involved in the carbohydrate supply and transport. Our results provide improved understanding of the complex genetic control of seed size and weight and the impact of domestication on these genes. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 33 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 7 | 21% |
| United States | 6 | 18% |
| Germany | 4 | 12% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Italy | 1 | 3% |
| Mexico | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 3% |
| India | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Unknown | 8 | 24% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 17 | 52% |
| Scientists | 15 | 45% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 61 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 10 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 7% |
| Lecturer | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 16% |
| Unknown | 22 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 29 | 48% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 2% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 26 | 43% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 19. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 October 2018.
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