Ripe for the Picking: Finding the Gene Behind Variation in Strawberry Fruit Color
Author(s) -
Jennifer Lockhart
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.20.00847
Subject(s) - fragaria , variation (astronomy) , biology , white (mutation) , horticulture , botany , geography , gene , biochemistry , physics , astrophysics
Sweet ripe strawberries ( Fragaria spp) come in colors ranging from deep burgundy to white and everything in between. Such variation attracts consumers and gardeners alike, making fruit color an important breeding target. Strawberry fruit receptacles vary in color due to different levels of
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