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Gene conversion between direct noncoding repeats promotes genetic and phenotypic diversity at a regulatory locus of Zea mays (L.).
Genetics - 1 Oct 2006
Zhang Feng, Peterson Thomas
Abstract excerpt
While evolution of coding sequences has been intensively studied, diversification of noncoding regulatory regions remains poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the molecular evolution of an enhancer region located 5 kb upstream of the transcription start site of the maize pericarp color1 (p1) gene. The p1 gene encodes an R2R3 Myb-like transcription factor that regulates the flavonoid biosynthetic...
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