Neuroscience

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Psychotherapist

Evolutionary biology

Biology

Gene

Adaptation (eye)

Allele

Psychology

Glycine

Glycine soja

Amino acid

Genetics

Current Biology

Understanding of the genetic basis of soybean adaptation is of major significance for breeding and improvement. Kou et al. show that two soybean SOC1 genes underwent evolutionary functional divergence, with Tof18/SOC1a improving latitudinal adaptation of cultivated soybeans. This study facilitates molecular breeding toward soybean yield improvement.

A functionally divergent SOC1 homolog improves soybean yield and latitudinal adaptation