Repressed expression of a gene for a basic helix-loop-helix protein causes a white flower phenotype in carnation
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DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.17072
Abstract: In a previous study, two genes responsible for white flower phenotypes in carnation were identified. These genes encoded enzymes involved in anthocyanin synthesis, namely, flavanone 3-hydroxylase (F3H) and dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR), and showed reduced expression… read more here.
Keywords: white flower; expression; helix; carnation ... See more keywords
Morphological Characteristics and Comparative Chloroplast Genome Analyses between Red and White Flower Phenotypes of Pyracantha fortuneana (Maxim.) Li (Rosaceae), with Implications for Taxonomy and Phylogeny
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DOI: 10.3390/genes13122404
Abstract: Pyracantha fortuneana (Maxim.) Li (Rosaceae), commonly known as Chinese firethorn, is an evergreen shrub with high nutritional, medicinal, and horticultural importance. This species typically has white flowers, but a rare red flower phenotype has been… read more here.
Keywords: flower; chloroplast genome; white flower; flower phenotype ... See more keywords