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Molecular analysis of the expression of a crtB transgene and the endogenous psy2-y 1 and psy2-y 2 genes of cassava and their effect on root carotenoid content.
Transgenic research - 1 Oct 2017
Chavarriaga-Aguirre Paul, Prías Mónica, López Danilo, Ortiz Darwin, Toro-Perea Nelson, Tohme Joe
Abstract excerpt
A conventional breeding program was established to transfer the bacterial phytoene synthase transgene-crtB-from a transgenic, white-rooted cassava to yellow-rooted cassava plants carrying the endogenous phytoene synthase alleles named psy2-y 1 and/or psy2-y 2. Combining endogenous phytoene synthase enzymes (PSYs) with CRTB in a single cassava plant would allow the molecular dissection of individual allele...
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