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Fruit weight is controlled by Cell Size Regulator encoding a novel protein that is expressed in maturing tomato fruits.
PLoS genetics - 1 Aug 2017
Mu Qi, Huang Zejun, Chakrabarti Manohar, Illa-Berenguer Eudald, Liu Xiaoxi, Wang Yanping, Ramos Alexis, van der Knaap Esther
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Increases in fruit weight of cultivated vegetables and fruits accompanied the domestication of these crops. Here we report on the positional cloning of a quantitative trait locus (QTL) controlling fruit weight in tomato. The derived allele of Cell Size Regulator (CSR-D) increases fruit weight predominantly through enlargement of the pericarp areas. The expanded pericarp tissues result from increased mesocarp cell...
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