CC-4107 npq2-5 lor1 mt+ [Niyogi 241-1B]
$30.00
From Krishna Niyogi, UC Berkeley, July 2006
Phenotype: carotenoid deficient
Mutants at the NPQ2 locus are deficient in zeaxanthin epoxidase activity (see Niyogi et al., 1997). For more on lor1, please see CC-2420.
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