Dynamics of Gene and Allelic Expression During Modern Hybrid Maize Breeding.

Plant Biotechnol J · 2026 · PMC13205921 · PMID 41749391

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Our analysis revealed a decreasing trend in the total number of deleterious alleles in hybrids over breeding history ( r = −0.17, Figure 5A ).

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