Article
[Genetic instability in Portulaca grandiflora (Hook)].
Annales de genetique - 1 Jan 1994
Rossi-Hassani B D, Zryd J P
Abstract excerpt
Portulaca grandiflora, a member of the Centrospermae, produces the alkaloid-type betalain pigment in its petals and stems. Variegation patterns were observed on the corolla of some clones. The authors postulate that in Portulaca grandiflora a relation exist between unstable mutations and the presence of transposable elements in the genome. Experiments with unstable mutants of Portulaca grandiflora having...
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