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7. ROLE OF QTLs IN THE EARLY EVOLUTION...<br />

4. In total 145 QTLs govern the L. multiflorum and L. perenne evolution however, the most<br />

important traits related to domestication are governed by 51 QTLs. These traits involve<br />

height at ear emergence, spike and spikelet length, spikelet number, floret number, green<br />

and dry weight of tillers, green and dry weight of vegetative parts and winter survival.<br />

5. Domestication of L. multiflorum and diversification from L. perenne is at least partially<br />

connected with transposons. This finding confirms the role of mobile genetic elements in<br />

the early evolution of L. multiflorum and L. perenne.<br />

6. Implementing the same philosophy as it is done for maize and teosinte, or indica and<br />

japonica forms in rice, it is proposed to classify L. multiflorum and L. perenne with a rank<br />

of subspecies i.e., L. perenne ssp. perenne for a wild form and L. perenne ssp. multiflorum<br />

for a domesticated form.

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