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A new Arabidopsis mutant induced by ion beams affects flavonoid synthesis with spotted pigmentation in testa.
Genes & genetic systems - 1 Jun 1997
Tanaka A, Tano S, Chantes T, Yokota Y, Shikazono N, Watanabe H
Abstract excerpt
A new stable mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana with a spotted pigment in the seed coat, named anthocyanin spotted testa (ast), was induced by carbon ion irradiation. The spotted pigmentation of ast mutant was observed in immature seeds from 1-2 days after flowering (DAF), at the integument of the ovule, and spread as the seed coat formed. Anthocyanin accumulation was about 6 times higher in ast mutant than in the...
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