Fig. 6: zhd mutant alleles contribute to tassel and leaf architecture.
From: Regulatory variation controlling architectural pleiotropy in maize
a Phenotypic characterization of TBN and LA in homozygous zhd alleles compared with w22 control plants. b Representative tassel branch and leaf angle phenotypes resulting from genetic interactions between mutant alleles of zhd1 and zhd21, from left to right: zhd1/+;zhd21-2/+, zhd1/+;zhd21-2/zhd21-2, zhd1/1;zhd21-2/+. Black bar = 1 cm. c Among combinations of mutant alleles, zhd1/1;zhd21-2/+ showed significant differences in TBN and LA compared to zhd1/+;zhd21-2/+ normal siblings. Box plots in (a, c) represent phenotypic values in a given genetic background and indicate median (thick bar), first and third quartiles, and minimum/maximum values. P values were calculated based on a one-sided Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
