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Neofunctionalization of Chromoplast Specific Lycopene Beta Cyclase Gene (CYC-B) in Tomato Clade

The ancestor of tomato underwent whole genome triplication ca. 71 Myr ago followed by widespread gene loss. However, few of the triplicated genes are retained in modern day tomato including lycopene beta cyclase that mediates conversion of lycopene to β-carotene. The fruit specific β-carotene format...

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Autores principales: Mohan, Vijee, Pandey, Arun, Sreelakshmi, Yellamaraju, Sharma, Rameshwar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4829152/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27070417
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153333