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Paper co-authored by Dr. Michael Wanous (and Dr. Graham Moore's group at the John Innes Centre) published in Nature, the world's foremost weekly scientific journal:
Molecular characterization of Ph1 as a major chromosome pairing locus in polyploid wheat
To date, alien introgression of agronomically important traits into bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) from wild relatives has not been readily achievable through traditional breeding practices. However, this door might now be unlocked. The insightful research published by the team delivers a likely candidate in the form of a cdc2-kinase-related gene family for the Ph1 locus – a chromatin region located on chromosome 5B that is responsible for homologous chromosome pairing integrity in bread wheat.
Nature, Vol. 439, Issue 7077, pp. 749-752 (2006).