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Phenotypic and genetic analysis of the German Malus Germplasm Collection in terms of type 1 and type 2 red-fleshed apples.
Gene - 10 Jul 2014
Würdig Juliane, Flachowsky Henryk, Höfer Monika, Peil Andreas, Eldin Ali Mohammed Ali Mohammed Saad, Hanke Magda-Viola
Abstract excerpt
Red fruit flesh is a desirable trait in apple breeding, because red-fleshed apples are a novelty and therefore considered to be more attractive to consumers and contain more health beneficial compounds. The red fruit flesh coloration is based on an increased level of cyanidin 3-galactoside, an anthocyanin whose biosynthesis is regulated by the MYB-type transcription factors MdMYB10 or MdMYB110a, respectively. A...
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