Genomic Structural Variation Underlies Cell-Type-Specific Betacyanin Variegation in Chenopodium quinoa
Zheting Zhang, Yuwei Wang, Xiangwei Hu, Tiansheng Yu, Yaozu Feng, Jungao Zhang, Ting Zhang, Guojun Feng, Heng Zhang
The paper identifies a genomic insertion in quinoa that restores a functional CYP76AD gene, leading to cell-type-specific betacyanin accumulation in epidermal bladder cells.
Stress Biology · Feb 11, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology