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The inheritance of purple seedling colour was studied, in relation to the genetic control of flower colour. It was found that purple seedling colour is likely to be controlled by a single gene and that the trait is dominant over green seedling colour. White flowering prohibited the expression of the purple seedling colour, and is therefore thought to be epistatic.
This character can be used to estimate rate of outcrossing in breeding programmes, as well as contribute to our knowledge of the biosynthesis of plant pigments and secondary metabolites such as tannins.
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Metz, P.L.J., van Norel, A., Buiel, A.A.M. et al. Inheritance of seedling colour in faba bean (Vicia faba L.). Euphytica 59, 231–234 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00041276
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