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Anthocyanin production as a potential visual selection marker during plant transformation.
Transgenic research - 1 Dec 2011
Kortstee A J, Khan S A, Helderman C, Trindade L M, Wu Y, Visser R G F, Brendolise C, Allan A, Schouten H J, Jacobsen E
Abstract excerpt
A mutant allele of the transcription factor gene MYB10 from apple induces anthocyanin production throughout the plant. This gene, including its upstream promoter, gene coding region and terminator sequence, was introduced into apple, strawberry and potato plants to determine whether it could be used as a visible selectable marker for plant transformation as an alternative to chemically selectable markers, such as...
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