
Gene-editing Used to Determine Gene Functions for Wheat Grain Traits
September 26, 2018
CRISPR-knockout plants for the gene show increased grain size and weight, indicating a negative regulator function for TaGW2. Notably, the gene also affect the phenotype in a dose-dependent manner, that is, plants mutated at two or more genomes show greater change in phenotype than when mutated only at one genome. Using a TILLING population, the researchers further confirm that the gene is a negative regulator for grain size and weight.
For more details, read the article in Theoretical and Applied Genetics.
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