A large insertion in bHLH transcription factor BrTT8 resulting in yellow seed coat in Brassica rapa.

Yellow seed is a desirable quality trait of the Brassica oilseed species. Previously, several seed coat color genes have been mapped in the Brassica species, but the molecular mechanism is still unknown. In the present investigation, map-based cloning method was used to identify a seed coat color ge...

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Main Authors: Xia Li, Li Chen, Meiyan Hong, Yan Zhang, Feng Zu, Jing Wen, Bin Yi, Chaozhi Ma, Jinxiong Shen, Jinxing Tu, Tingdong Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3439492?pdf=render