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Recurrent excision of a hAT-like transposable element in CmAPRR2 leads to the "shooting star" melon phenotype.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Nov 2024
Zhang Wei, Liao Shengjin, Zhang Jie, Sun Honghe, Li Shaofang, Zhang Haiying, Gong Guoyi, Shen Huolin, Xu Yong
Abstract excerpt
The external appearance of fruit commodities is an essential trait that has profound effects on consumer preferences. A natural melon variety, characterized by an uneven and patchy arrangement of dark green streaks and spots on the white-skinned rind, resembles shooting stars streaking across the sky; thus, this variety is called "Shooting Star" (SS). To investigate the mechanism underlying the SS melon rind...
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