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Biochemical and molecular analysis of pink tomatoes: deregulated expression of the gene encoding transcription factor SlMYB12 leads to pink tomato fruit color.
Plant physiology - 1 Jan 2010
Ballester Ana-Rosa, Molthoff Jos, de Vos Ric, Hekkert Bas te Lintel, Orzaez Diego, Fernández-Moreno Josefina-Patricia, Tripodi Pasquale, Grandillo Silvana, Martin Cathie, Heldens Jos, Ykema Marieke, Granell Antonio, Bovy Arnaud
Abstract excerpt
The color of tomato fruit is mainly determined by carotenoids and flavonoids. Phenotypic analysis of an introgression line (IL) population derived from a cross between Solanum lycopersicum 'Moneyberg' and the wild species Solanum chmielewskii revealed three ILs with a pink fruit color. These line...
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