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Stability of petal color polymorphism: the significance of anthocyanin accumulation in photosynthetic tissues.
BMC plant biology - 14 Nov 2019
Del Valle José Carlos, Alcalde-Eon Cristina, Escribano-Bailón Mª Teresa, Buide Mª Luisa, Whittall Justen B, Narbona Eduardo
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BACKGROUND: Anthocyanins are the primary source of colour in flowers and also accumulate in vegetative tissues, where they have multiple protective roles traditionally attributed to early compounds of the metabolic pathway (flavonols, flavones, etc.). Petal-specific loss of anthocyanins in petals allows plants to escape from the negative pleiotropic effects of flavonoid and anthocyanins loss in vegetative organs,...
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