Anthocyanin regulatory gene expression in transgenic white clover can result in an altered pattern of pigmentation

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 659-667

  De Majnik, John ^a,b   Weinman, Jeremy J ^a   Djordjevic, Michael A ^a   Rolfe, Barry G ^a   Tanner, Greg J ^b   Joseph, Roslyn G ^b   Larkin, Phil J ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; B Peru; Cl; Myb; Myc; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; CULTIVAR; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HERITABILITY; MYB GENE; ONCOGENE MYC; PHENYLPROPANOID; PROMOTER REGION; RED PIGMENT; REGULATOR GENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0033853476     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pp99115     Document Type: Article

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