MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS DEFINING SPECIES DIFFERENCES IN WILD RELATIVES OF MAIZE ARE CONTROLLED BY MULTIPLE QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI

@article{Westerbergh2002MORPHOLOGICALTD,
  title={MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS DEFINING SPECIES DIFFERENCES IN WILD RELATIVES OF MAIZE ARE CONTROLLED BY MULTIPLE QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI},
  author={Anna Westerbergh and John F. Doebley},
  journal={Evolution},
  year={2002},
  volume={56}
}
Abstract We analyzed the genetic basis of morphological differences between two wild species of teosinte (Zea diploperennis and Z. mays ssp. parviglumis), which are relatives of maize. These two species differ in a number of taxonomically important traits including the structure of the tassel (male inflorescence), which is the focus of this report. To investigate the genetic inheritance of six tassel traits, quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping with 95 RFLP markers was employed on a… 
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