Single-nucleotide polymorphisms and association analysis of drought-resistance gene TaSnRK2.8 in common wheat

TaSnRK2.8, an SnRK2 (sucrose non-fermenting1-related protein kinase 2) member of wheat, confers enhanced multi-stress tolerances in carbohydrate metabolism. In the study, two types of genomic sequences of TaSnRK2.8 were detected in common wheat. Sequencing analysis showed that there was a variation-enriched region, designated TaSnRK2.8-A-C, covering the eighth intron, the ninth exon and the 3′-flanking region of TaSnRK2.8-A, and no divergence...