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Gene mapping and functional characterization of the maize albino mutant ZmCMK1.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 21 May 2026
Zhao Zhenyu, Zhao Wenjing, Zhang Qiang, Dai Xiuru, Du Baijuan, Li Pinghua
Abstract excerpt
Photosynthesis underpins plant growth. Leaf-color mutants, displaying aberrant chloroplast development and pigment metabolism, are valuable for elucidating photosynthetic mechanisms. We characterized a natural albino mutant, abl1, from maize inbred line KN5585. Multi-environmental phenotyping confirmed its albino leaves and seedling lethality at the three-leaf stage, accompanied by significantly reduced...
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