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Open AccessConstruction of a linkage map and QTL map** for fiber quality traits in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
With the development in spinning technology, the improvement of cotton fiber quality is becoming more and more important. The main objective of this research was to construct a high-density genetic linkage map...
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How plant pri-miRNAs with complex secondary structures are recognized and processed has been unclear. A new study now suggests that unlike canonical processing of pri-miRNAs, terminal loop–branched pri-miRNAs ...
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A 1050 bp up-stream regulatory fragment of the transcription factor gene NAC1 in Arabidopsis thaliana was isolated using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based techniques. The fragment was used to substitute the 3...