Here the analysis of sequence variation of BrFLC1 in Brassicarapa and its association with the flowering-time phenotype is reported.
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Background: Brassicarapa is an economically important crop and a model plant for studies concerning polyploidization and the evolution of extreme morphology.
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Brassicarapa is an important Chinese vegetable crop that is beneficial to human health.
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Brassicarapa is an important leafy vegetable consumed worldwide and morphology is a key character for its breeding.
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Brassicarapa (of Koch) has also given rise to two races, namely, common turnips and the oil-giving rape.