J Langridge, RD Brock
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A spontaneous, single-gene mutant of the tomato is shown to be unable to synthesize thiamine. The specific reaction lost is either the methylation of position 2 or the activation of position 5 of the pyrimidine ring.
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A spontaneous, single-gene mutant of the tomato is shown to be unable to synthesize thiamine. The specific reaction lost is either the methylation of position 2 or the activation of position 5 of the pyrimidine ring.
Key concepts: Mutant, Thiamine, Biological sciences, Pyrimidine, Biology, Gene, Genetics, Biochemistry