Molecular and functional diversity of maize

Edward S. Buckler; Brandon S. Gaut; Michael D. McMullen

doi:10.1016/j.pbi.2006.01.013

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BiologyDomesticationGermplasmGenetic diversityDiversity (politics)Transposable elementEvolutionary biologyGenomeCrop diversityGeneticsCropBiotechnologyComputational biologyGeneEcologyAgronomyPopulation

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Year: 2006
Type: review
Volume: 9
Issue: 2
Pages: 172-176
Citations: 243
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                                    Edward S. Buckler, 
                                
                                    Brandon S. Gaut, 
                                
                                    Michael D. McMullen
                                
                            (2006). 
                            Molecular and functional diversity of maize. 
                            Current Opinion in Plant Biology
                            , 9
                            (2)
                            , 172-176.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2006.01.013

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DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2006.01.013