Incomplete dominance of deleterious alleles contributes substantially to trait variation and heterosis in maize
Jinliang Yang, Sofiane Mezmouk, Andy Baumgarten, Edward S. Buckler, Katherine E. Guill, Michael D. McMullen, Rita Hogan Mumm, Jeffrey Ross‐Ibarra
The paper investigates the role of deleterious alleles in trait variation and heterosis in maize by integrating sequence conservation and genomic prediction models.
PLoS Genetics · Sep 27, 2017Peer-reviewedGenetics