Natural variations in stearoyl-acp desaturase genes affect the conversion of stearic to oleic acid in maize kernel

Yingjia Han,Gen Xu,Hewei Du,Jieyun Hu,Zhanji Liu,Hui Li,Jiansheng Li,Xiaohong Yang

Natural variations in stearoyl-acp desaturase genes affect the conversion of stearic to oleic acid in maize kernel

2017

Yingjia Han
Gen Xu
Hewei Du
Jieyun Hu
Zhanji Liu
Hui Li
Jiansheng Li
Xiaohong Yang

Key message We identified 11 SAD genes, and mined their natural variations associated with the conservation of stearic to oleic acid, especially ZmSAD1 supported by both the QTL and an expression QTL.

Keywords:

Genetics
ACP desaturase
Quantitative trait locus
Food science
Biology
Biotechnology
Fatty acid biosynthesis
Gene
Oleic acid

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