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The flavonoid pathway regulates the petal colors of cotton flower.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Tan Jiafu, Wang Maojun, Tu Lili, Nie Yichun, Lin Yongjun, Zhang Xianlong
Abstract excerpt
Although biochemists and geneticists have studied the cotton flower for more than one century, little is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying the dramatic color change that occurs during its short developmental life following blooming. Through the analysis of world cotton germplasms, we found that all of the flowers underwent color changes post-anthesis, but there is a diverse array of petal colors...
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