Domestication: Colour and Flavour Joined by a Shared Transcription Factor
- PMID: 30668949
- DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.12.005
Domestication: Colour and Flavour Joined by a Shared Transcription Factor
Abstract
The citrus family of fruiting trees is interwoven with Eastern and Western histories, and ritualised in at least four religions. A major gene has now been found and characterised that affects both visual appeal and flavour, revealing why citrus became so attractive to domestication.
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Comment on
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Noemi Controls Production of Flavonoid Pigments and Fruit Acidity and Illustrates the Domestication Routes of Modern Citrus Varieties.Curr Biol. 2019 Jan 7;29(1):158-164.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.11.040. Epub 2018 Dec 20. Curr Biol. 2019. PMID: 30581020
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