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Functional gene polymorphism to reveal species history: the case of the CRTISO gene in cultivated carrots.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Soufflet-Freslon Vanessa, Jourdan Matthieu, Clotault Jérémy, Huet Sébastien, Briard Mathilde, Peltier Didier, Geoffriau Emmanuel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Carrot is a vegetable cultivated worldwide for the consumption of its root. Historical data indicate that root colour has been differentially selected over time and according to geographical areas. Root pigmentation depends on the relative proportion of different carotenoids for the white, yellow, orange and red types but only internally for the purple one. The genetic control for root carotenoid...
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