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The anatomy of flower color
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Roses are red, violets are blue. Everybody knows that, but what makes them so? Although plant breeders were aware of some of the genes involved, there was as yet no quantitative study of how pigment turns a flower red, blue or yellow. Casper van der Kooi conducted just such a study, combining biology and physics.
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The anatomy of flower color
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The anatomy of flower color
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How to colour a flower: On the optical principles of flower coloration
van der Kooi, C. J., Elzenga, J. T. M., Staal, M. & Stavenga, D. G., 2016, In : Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 283, 1830, 9 p., 20160429.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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