Functional gene polymorphism to reveal species history: the case of the CRTISO gene in cultivated carrots.

Carrot is a vegetable cultivated worldwide for the consumption of its root. Historical data indicate that root colour has been differentially selected over time and according to geographical areas. Root pigmentation depends on the relative proportion of different carotenoids for the white, yellow, o...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Soufflet-Freslon, Matthieu Jourdan, Jérémy Clotault, Sébastien Huet, Mathilde Briard, Didier Peltier, Emmanuel Geoffriau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3733727?pdf=render