Modifications to a LATE MERISTEM IDENTITY-1 gene are responsible for the major leaf shapes of Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
Ryan J Andres, Viktoriya Coneva, Margaret Frank, John R Tuttle, Sang-Won Han, Luis F Samayoa, Baljinder Kaur, Linglong Zhu, Hui Fang, Daryl T Bowman, Marcela Rojas-Pierce, Candace H Haigler, Don C Jones, James B Holland, Daniel H Chitwood, Vasu Kuraparthy
This study identifies a mutation in the LMI1-like gene at the okra locus that controls leaf shape variation in cotton, showing that a promoter duplication and an exonic deletion are responsible for different leaf morphs.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Dec 20, 2016Peer-reviewedPlant Biology