Molecular genetics of tomato fruit ripening.
Tomato ripening is an excellent system for studying control of gene expression in plants. A multiplicity of well-defined biochemical and genetic changes occur in a precise sequence, regulated by a gaseous hormone. The generation of targeted mutations using sense and antisense genes provides a means of manipulating endogenous gene expression, both for answering fundamental questions and for crop improvement.
Fray
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Department of Physiology and Environmental Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonnington, Loughborough, UK.
Grierson
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D015870:Gene Expression; D014675:Vegetables / Q000235:genetics*