Evolutionary History of GS3, a Gene Conferring Grain Length in Rice

• Published in: Genetics (Austin) Vol. 182; no. 4; pp. 1323 - 1334
• Main Authors: Takano-Kai, Noriko, Jiang, Hui, Kubo, Takahiko, Sweeney, Megan, Matsumoto, Takashi, Kanamori, Hiroyuki, Padhukasahasram, Badri, Bustamante, Carlos, Yoshimura, Atsushi, Doi, Kazuyuki, McCouch, Susan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Genetics Soc America 01.08.2009; Genetics Society of America
• Subjects: Administrative support; Agriculture; Alleles; Base Sequence; Cell division; Classical studies; Edible Grain - genetics; Evolution, Molecular; exons; gene expression; genes; Genes, Plant - genetics; Genes, Plant - physiology; Genetic engineering; Grain size; GS3 gene; Haplotypes; inflorescences; introgression; Investigations; length; Linkage Disequilibrium; long-grained rice; Molecular Sequence Data; nucleotide sequences; Oryza; Oryza - genetics; Oryza sativa; Phenotype; Rice; Seeds; Seeds - genetics; short-grained rice; wild relatives

Unlike maize and wheat, where artificial selection is associated with an almost uniform increase in seed or grain size, domesticated rice exhibits dramatic phenotypic diversity for grain size and shape. Here we clone and characterize GS3, an evolutionarily important gene controlling grain size in ri...