The application discloses a Zm00001eb038700
gene for regulating corn
plant height and application thereof. The
nucleotide sequence of the
gene is shown as SEQ ID NO:1, and the expression amount of the
gene is positively correlated with the corn
plant height. The
amino acid sequence of the
protein coded by the gene is shown as SEQ ID NO:2, the
protein codes a conserved C2H2 type
zinc finger
protein Bud20, and the protein may be involved in the development regulation of the internode part so as to affect the corn
plant height. The SNP1-206,628,704 site is located at the downstream 3801bp of the gene; when the
genotype of the site is CC, the corn shows a dwarf trait; and when the
genotype is changed into AA, the corn shows a high-stalk dominant trait. The application firstly discloses the
dose-effect relationship between the expression level of the Zm00001eb038700 gene and the corn plant height, the associated SNP can explain 3.57% of the plant height
phenotype variation. The application develops a
molecular marker combination combining the SNP
genotype and the
gene expression amount, and the prediction accuracy of the plant height is obviously improved. Therefore, the results of the application provide
technical support for breeding corn varieties with suitable plant type and high yield.