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Alterations in photosynthesis in Arabidopsis lacking IMMUTANS, a chloroplast terminal oxidase.
Photosynthesis research - 1 Jan 2007
Aluru Maneesha R, Stessman Dan J, Spalding Martin H, Rodermel Steven R
Abstract excerpt
Green and white variegation in the Arabidopsis immutans (im) mutant is caused by a nuclear recessive gene. The green sectors contain cells with normal-appearing chloroplasts, while cells in the white sectors have photooxidized plastids lacking organized lamellae. In the present experiments, we found that the green im sectors have enhanced rates of carbon assimilation (monitored by (14)CO(2) uptake) and that there...
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