A null mutation in the first enzyme of flavonoid biosynthesis does not affect male fertility in Arabidopsis.

doi:10.1105/tpc.8.6.1013

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A null mutation in the first enzyme of flavonoid biosynthesis does not affect male fertility in Arabidopsis.

The Plant cell - 1 Jun 1996

Burbulis I E, Iacobucci M, Shirley B W

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Flavonoids are a major class of secondary metabolites that serves a multitude of functions in higher plants, including a recently discovered role in male fertility. Surprisingly, Arabidopsis plants deficient in flavonoid biosynthesis appear to be fully fertile. Using RNA gel blot analysis and pol...

Topics

Arabidopsis
Base Sequence
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
DNA Primers
Fertility
Flavonoids
Homozygote
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA Splicing
RNA, Messenger

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