Why do sunflowers have invisible colors?

Jason Laurich; Anna M O'Brien

doi:10.7554/eLife.76105

eLife (Jan 2022)

Why do sunflowers have invisible colors?

Jason Laurich,
Anna M O'Brien

Affiliations

Jason Laurich: ORCiD; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Anna M O'Brien: ORCiD; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.76105
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11

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In the common sunflower, patterns of UV-absorbing pigments are controlled by a newly identified regulatory region and may be under the influence of environmental factors.

Published in eLife

ISSN: 2050-084X (Online)
Publisher: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine; Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://elifesciences.org

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