Gene Details

Gene Locus Name Chromosome Arm Marker type
y colorless fruit epidermis 1 S Morph
Allele Allele Name Synonyms Source Notes Phenotype Category/Primary
-- SPON Price & Drinkark 1908 Va Ag Expt Stat Bull 177:1. Butler 1952 J Hered 43:25. Adato 2009 PLoS Genet 5:e1000777; y=SlMYB12 Fruit epidermis lacks the normal yellow pigmentation due to absence of lycopene. In combinant with r^+, fruit appears pink instead of red; with r, fruit are dull yellow.
Fruit color, flavor, or ripening modification Yes
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