Article
The aurea and yellow-green-2 mutants of tomato are deficient in phytochrome chromophore synthesis.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 30 Aug 1996
Terry M J, Kendrick R E
Abstract excerpt
The phytochrome-deficient aurea mutant of tomato has been widely used for the study of both phytochrome function and the role of other photoreceptors in the control of development in higher plants. To date the exact nature of the aurea mutation has remained unknown, though this information is cle...
Topics
- Biliverdine
- Heme
- Solanum lycopersicum
- Mutation