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The biosynthesis of the pigment anthocyanin requires many enzymatic activities. Six loci have been identified genetically, scattered over the 10 chromosomes of Zea mays. Four of these loci have already been cloned molecularly. In addition, at least eight loci are known to affect pigmentation in a more complex manner; they either regulate the expression of the above structural genes or control the distribution of the pigment in various tissues of the plant. These loci can be grouped into: intensifiers, distributors, tissue specific regulators and general regulators.
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Saedler, H., Paz-Ares, J., Wienand, U. (1987). Molecular Analysis of the Regulation of the Anthocyanin Biosynthetic Pathway in Zea mays . In: Organization and Function of the Eucaryotic Genome. Sitzungsberichte der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, vol 1987/88 / 1987/3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46611-3_5
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