Manipulating a Single Transcription Factor, Ant1, Promotes Anthocyanin Accumulation in Barley Grains

Chenlu Zhou1, Zhanghui Zeng1, Jingqi Suo1

  • 1Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Genetics and Regenerative Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310012, Zhejiang, China.

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