Molecular characterization of the mutable flaked allele for flower variegation in the common morning glory.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-313x.1998.00308.x

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Molecular characterization of the mutable flaked allele for flower variegation in the common morning glory.

The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Nov 1998

Habu Y, Hisatomi Y, Iida S

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The mutable flaked (or af) lines of the common morning glory bear white flowers with colored flakes and sectors. The af allele shows incomplete dominance. Plants in the heterozygous state A/af bear lightly colored flowers with intensely colored flakes and occasionally with white sectors. We showe...

Topics

Alleles
Base Sequence
DNA Primers
DNA Transposable Elements
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Pigmentation
Plants

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