Jianxin Ma and colleagues report the identification of a gene variant selected for during the domestication of soybean that causes permeable seed coats, in contrast to the hard seed coats of its wild ancestors. The identified gene, GmHs1-1, is predicted to encode a calcineurin-like metallophosphatase, although its cellular function remains unknown.
- Lianjun Sun
- Zhenyan Miao
- Jianxin Ma
