Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Epistasis of two classical color genes, B and L-2, synergistically controls carotenoid accumulation in squash
Lilin Xu, Xuesong Zhou, Emalee A. Wrightstone…·Michael R. Mazourek
The paper identifies the molecular identities of B and L-2 genes in squash and reveals their synergistic epistatic interaction enhances carotenoid accumulation by upregulating the rate-limiting enzyme CpPSY-A.
DOI 10.64898/2026.05.19.726227