Structure and expression levels of alleles of Citrus zeaxanthin epoxidase genes

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 263-274

  Sugiyama, Aiko ^a   Ikoma, Yoshinori ^b   Fujii, Hiroshi ^b   Shimada, Takehiko ^b   Endo, Tomoko ^b   Shimizu, Tokurou ^b   Omura, Mitsuo ^c  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alleles specific transcript ratio; Carotenoid; Cis element; Fruit maturation; Isoform

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955718443     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: 1882336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs1.79.263     Document Type: Article

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