Front, side, and dissected view photographs of anthesis flowers from Nicotiana section Repandae allopolyploids (N. nudicaulis, N. repanda, and N. stocktonii) and their diploid progenitors N. sylvestris and N. obtusifolia. Nicotiana nudicaulis also has side view flower bud photographs at Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3, which represent 60%, 85%, and 95% of anthesis length, respectively. Nicotiana nudicaulis and N. repanda have transgressive delphinidin pigmentation not found in either progenitor.
Differential expression of flavonoid biosynthetic pathway genes drives the production of transgressive pigments in #Nicotiana section Repandae allotetraploids
New #AJB research by @emccnicotiana.bsky.social, @jlandisbotany.bsky.social, et al.
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #polyploidy