The Effect of Induced Polyploidy on the Flavonols of Petunia 'mitchell'
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-In the flavonol biosynthetic pathway of Petunia 'Mitchell', polyploidy has a differential effect increasing the relative concentration of the major metabolite quercetin-3-sophoroside and decreasing the relative concentration of the minor metabolite quercetin-3,7-diglucoside. It has no effect on the total concentration or on the concentration of the other four minor flavonols.
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