Natural Genetic Variation in Lycopene Epsilon Cyclase Tapped for Maize Biofortification

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  2008

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  Science

• Publication date

  2008-01-18

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Medicine, Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1126/science.1150255PMID 18202289PMCID PMC2933658
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