Boundary domain genes were recruited to suppress bract growth and promote branching in maize
Y. Xiao, J. Guo, Z. Dong, A. Richardson, E. Patterson, S. Mangrum, S. Bybee, E. Bertolini, M. Bartlett, G. Chuck, A. L. Eveland, M. J. Scanlon, C. Whipple
The paper identifies boundary domain genes tsh1 and lg2 that suppress inflorescence leaf growth and promote branching in maize through regulatory networks and gene duplication events.
bioRxiv · Oct 5, 2021Plant Biology