Publications by authors named "Juan-Yu Zhang"
Theor Appl Genet
October 2021
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the genetic basis of the six-rowed spike phenotype in barley, focusing on the vrs1.a4 allele, which has the same coding sequence as the Vrs1.b4 allele found in two-rowed barley.
- - Genetic analyses demonstrate that a single nuclear gene governs the change in row type between two-rowed and six-rowed barley, with Vrs1 identified as the likely candidate gene located on chromosome 2H.
- - Further investigation shows that reduced expression of vrs1.a4 leads to the six-rowed spike, attributed to a 'TA' dinucleotide deletion in the regulatory region, although more research is needed to confirm the connection between this deletion and decreased Vrs1 expression.
