EST-SSR markers

Functional molecular markers (EST-SSR) in the full-sib reciprocal recurrent selection program of maize (Zea mays L.)

K. S. C. Galvão, Ramos, H. C. C., Santos, P. H. A. D., Entringer, G. C., Vettorazzi, J. C. F., and Pereira, M. G., Functional molecular markers (EST-SSR) in the full-sib reciprocal recurrent selection program of maize (Zea mays L.), vol. 14, pp. 7344-7355, 2015.

This study aimed to improve grain yield in the full-sib reciprocal recurrent selection program of maize from the North Flumi­nense State University. In the current phase of the program, the goal is to maintain, or even increase, the genetic variability within and among populations, in order to increase heterosis of the 13th cycle of reciprocal recurrent selection. Microsatellite expressed sequence tags (EST-SSRs) were used as a tool to assist the maximization step of genetic variability, targeting the functional genome.

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