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Large tandem duplication associated with a Mu2 insertion in Zea mays B-Peru gene.
Plant molecular biology - 1 Aug 1994
Harris L J, Currie K, Chandler V L
Abstract excerpt
The b locus of Zea mays encodes a transcriptional activator of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway. The B-Peru allele is expressed in the aleurone layer of the seed, which results in dark purple pigmentation of this tissue. An unstable Mutator-induced B-Peru mutant allele, b-Perum220, displays weak, variable pigment and a high germinal reversion rate not characteristic of other Mutator insertions....
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