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The dominant inhibitory chalcone synthase allele C2-Idf (inhibitor diffuse) from Zea mays (L.) acts via an endogenous RNA silencing mechanism.
Genetics - 1 Aug 2005
Della Vedova Chris B, Lorbiecke René, Kirsch Helene, Schulte Michael B, Scheets Kay, Borchert Lutz M, Scheffler Brian E, Wienand Udo, Cone Karen C, Birchler James A
Abstract excerpt
The flavonoid pigment pathway in plants has been used as a model system for studying gene regulatory mechanisms. C2-Idf is a stable dominant mutation of the chalcone synthase gene, c2, which encodes the first dedicated enzyme in this biosynthetic pathway of maize. Homozygous C2-Idf plants show no pigmentation. This allele also inhibits expression of functional C2 alleles in heterozygotes, producing a less...
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