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Apple skin patterning is associated with differential expression of MYB10.
BMC plant biology - 20 May 2011
Telias Adriana, Lin-Wang Kui, Stevenson David E, Cooney Janine M, Hellens Roger P, Allan Andrew C, Hoover Emily E, Bradeen James M
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BACKGROUND: Some apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) varieties have attractive striping patterns, a quality attribute that is important for determining apple fruit market acceptance. Most apple cultivars (e.g. 'Royal Gala') produce fruit with a defined fruit pigment pattern, but in the case of 'Honeycrisp' apple, trees can produce fruits of two different kinds: striped and blushed. The causes of this phenomenon are...
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