Table 1.
Candidate genes associated with the kernel row number
| Gene ID | Chr. | Position | Gene product | DEGsa | Regional association mapping | Meta-QTL regionc | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP numberb | R 2 | Excellent allele | ||||||
| Zm00001d013277 | 5 | 7,694,323–7,698,777 | Retrovirus-related pol polyprotein LINE-1 protein | Common DEGs | 1 | 0.03 | A | NA |
| Zm00001d015310 | 5 | 84,027,989–84,029,861 | A cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS) family protein | Common DEGs | 1 | 0.02 | T | MQTL-35 |
| Zm00001d015377 | 5 | 87,067,786–87,070,960 | A pentatricopeptide repeat-containing (PPR) protein | Common DEGs | 1 | 0.03 | A | MQTL-35 |
a, the gene is the DEG among N531 and the ILs.
b, the number of significant SNPs in the regional association analysis.
c, candidate genes located in the meta-QTL region that were related to the grain yield in the Chen et al. study [27].