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B-Bolivia, an allele of the maize b1 gene with variable expression, contains a high copy retrotransposon-related sequence immediately upstream.
Plant physiology - 1 Mar 2001
Selinger D A, Chandler V L
Abstract excerpt
The maize (Zea mays) b1 gene encodes a transcription factor that regulates the anthocyanin pigment pathway. Of the b1 alleles with distinct tissue-specific expression, B-Peru and B-Bolivia are the only alleles that confer seed pigmentation. B-Bolivia produces variable and weaker seed expression but darker, more regular plant expression relative to B-Peru. Our experiments demonstrated that B-Bolivia is not...
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