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A novel dominant glossy mutation causes suppression of wax biosynthesis pathway and deficiency of cuticular wax in Brassica napus.
BMC plant biology - 14 Dec 2013
Pu Yuanyuan, Gao Jie, Guo Yanli, Liu Tingting, Zhu Lixia, Xu Ping, Yi Bin, Wen Jing, Tu Jinxing, Ma Chaozhi, Fu Tingdong, Zou Jitao, Shen Jinxiong
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BACKGROUND: The aerial parts of land plants are covered with cuticular waxes that limit non-stomatal water loss and gaseous exchange, and protect plants from ultraviolet radiation and pathogen attack. This is the first report on the characterization and genetic mapping of a novel dominant glossy mutant (BnaA.GL) in Brassica napus. RESULTS: Transmission electron microscopy revealed that the cuticle ultrastructure...
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