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Evolution of anthocyanin biosynthesis in maize kernels: the role of regulatory and enzymatic loci.
Genetics - 1 Jul 1996
Hanson M A, Gaut B S, Stec A O, Fuerstenberg S I, Goodman M M, Coe E H, Doebley J F
Abstract excerpt
Understanding which genes contribute to evolutionary change and the nature of the alterations in them are fundamental challenges in evolution. We analyzed regulatory and enzymatic genes in the maize anthocyanin pathway as related to the evolution of anthocyanin-pigmented kernels in maize from colorless kernels of its progenitor, teosinte. Genetic tests indicate that teosinte possesses functional alleles at all...
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