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Nature Genetics 40, 1370–1374 (1 November 2008) | doi:10.1038/ng.220

Control of rice grain-filling and yield by a gene with a potential signature of domestication

Ertao Wang , Jianjun Wang , Xudong Zhu , Wei Hao , Linyou Wang , Qun Li , Lixia Zhang , Wei He , Baorong Lu , Hongxuan Lin , Hong Ma , Guiquan Zhang & Zuhua He

Grain-filling, an important trait that contributes greatly to grain weight, is regulated by quantitative trait loci and is associated with crop domestication syndrome. However, the genes and underlying molecular mechanisms controlling crop grain-filling remain elusive.