Scientists find structural variation that boosts grain number in sorghum

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Mar 12, 2025, 9:32 am72 ptsTrending
Chinese scientists have uncovered two major genes responsible for sorghum's double-grain spikelet that dramatically enhance grain number and crop yield. A substantial 35.7-kilobase intrachromosomal inversion at the DG1 (Double-Grain 1) promoter drives the upregulation of DG1 expression, leading to the…

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