A GmOIL2 allele separates fertility and seed traits in soybean.
Ying Chen
Jingtian Wang
D. Yuan
Yi-Lin Zeng
Xiao-Shuang Ma
Xiu-Ting Liang
Qiuyu Jiang
Yiyi Xia
Jian-Fang Zuo
Yuanming Zhang
Medicine
Abstract
A CRISPR-derived 36-bp in-frame deletion in GmOIL2 maintains fertility and seed weight while altering seed-related traits. This allele provides a genetic resource for improving soybean quality without affecting seed weight.