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A 'golden' SNP in CmOr governs the fruit flesh color of melon (Cucumis melo).
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Apr 2015
Tzuri Galil, Zhou Xiangjun, Chayut Noam, Yuan Hui, Portnoy Vitaly, Meir Ayala, Sa'ar Uzi, Baumkoler Fabian, Mazourek Michael, Lewinsohn Efraim, Fei Zhangjun, Schaffer Arthur A, Li Li, Burger Joseph, Katzir Nurit, Tadmor Yaakov
Abstract excerpt
The flesh color of Cucumis melo (melon) is genetically determined, and can be white, light green or orange, with β-carotene being the predominant pigment. We associated carotenoid accumulation in melon fruit flesh with polymorphism within CmOr, a homolog of the cauliflower BoOr gene, and identified CmOr as the previously described gf locus in melon. CmOr was found to co-segregate with fruit flesh color, and...
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