Cold tolerance encoded in one SNP.

Manishankar, Prabha; Kudla, Jörg · Cell · 2015

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Cold tolerance fundamentally affects world crop harvest. Ma et al. now identify a single-nucleotide polymorphism in a gene called COLD1 that confers cold tolerance in japonica rice. This study reveals important insights into agronomical traits that are essential for human nutrition.

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