Maize Gametophytic factor loci Ga3 through Ga11 modify reproductive barriers
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Authors
- Brandon S. Gaut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1334-5556)
- Elli Cryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8018-6686)
Institutions
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Irvine University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genetics
- Published
- 2026-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyag242
- Primary Topic
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00