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Nucleotide diversity and molecular evolution of the PSY1 gene in Zea mays compared to some other grass species.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Feb 2010
Fu Zhiyuan, Yan Jianbing, Zheng Yanping, Warburton Marilyn L, Crouch Jonathan H, Li Jian-Sheng
Abstract excerpt
Phytoene synthase (PSY), which is encoded by the phytoene synthase 1 (PSY1) gene, is the first rate-limiting enzyme in the plant carotenoid biosynthetic pathway. In order to examine the genetic diversity and evolution pattern of PSY1 within the Andropogoneae, sequences of 76 accessions from 5 species (maize, teosinte, tripsacum, coix, and sorghum) of the Andropogoneae were tested, along with 4 accessions of rice...
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