Evolutionary blocks to anthocyanin accumulation and the loss of an anthocyanin carrier protein in betalain-pigmented Caryophyllales
B. Pucker, N. Walker-Hale, W. C. Yim, J. C. Cushman, A. Crumm, Y. Yang, S. Brockington
This study investigates the evolutionary mechanisms behind the loss of anthocyanin pigmentation in betalain-pigmented Caryophyllales by analyzing gene expression and duplication patterns in flavonoid pathway genes.
bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2022Evolutionary Biology