Two new studies identify PROG1, a gene underlying a quantitative trait locus that regulates rice tiller angle and that has likely been a target for artificial selection during rice domestication. Genetic manipulation of PROG1 has the potential to promote agronomically valuable traits.
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Wang, Y., Li, J. Rice, rising. Nat Genet 40, 1273–1275 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng1108-1273
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