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Functional analysis of petunia floral homeotic MADS box gene pMADS1.
Genes & development - 1 Jul 1993
van der Krol A R, Brunelle A, Tsuchimoto S, Chua N H
Abstract excerpt
The petunia mutant green petal (gp, line PLV) shows a homeotic effect in one floral whorl, that is, the conversion of petal to sepal. We demonstrate that this mutant contains a chromosomal deletion, including the petunia MADS box gene pMADS1. Second whorl petal development in this null mutant can be restored with a CaMV 35S-pMADS1 transgene, demonstrating the essential role of pMADS1 in this process. Because gp...
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