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Identification of the pr1 gene product completes the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway of maize.
Genetics - 1 May 2011
Sharma Mandeep, Cortes-Cruz Moises, Ahern Kevin R, McMullen Michael, Brutnell Thomas P, Chopra Surinder
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In maize, mutations in the pr1 locus lead to the accumulation of pelargonidin (red) rather than cyanidin (purple) pigments in aleurone cells where the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway is active. We characterized pr1 mutation and isolated a putative F3'H encoding gene (Zmf3'h1) and showed by segregation analysis that the red kernel phenotype is linked to this gene. Genetic mapping using SNP markers confirms its...
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