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The transposon Tip100 from the common morning glory is an autonomous element that can transpose in tobacco plants.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 1 Jan 2002
Ishikawa N, Johzuka-Hisatomi Y, Sugita K, Ebinuma H, Iida S
Abstract excerpt
The mutable flaked or a (flaked) (a(f)) line of the common morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea) displays white flowers with colored flakes, and the a(f) mutation is caused by the insertion of a transposable element named Tip100 into the CHS-D gene for anthocyanin biosynthesis. The 3.9-kb Tip100 element belongs to the Ac/Ds family and contains an ORF encoding a polypeptide of 808 amino acids. The frequency and timing...
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