Triticum aestivum Transcriptome or Gene expression

In this study we performed RNA-sequencing on two NILs segregating for a major grain weight quantitative trait loci located on wheat chromosome arm 5AL. The QTL was identified in a doubled haploid population between the UK cultivars Charger and Badger. Badger offers the positive allele and Charger was used as the recurrent parent in NIL generation. 5A+ NILs have increased grain weight, grain length and pericarp cell size.