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Contact: Diana Yates
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Caption: Maize has considerable natural variation in levels of provitamin A, the precursors that are converted to vitamin A upon consumption. These ears of maize are part of a collection of lines derived from an analysis that identifies different forms of a gene that influences concentrations of provitamin A.
Credit: Photo by Catherine Bermudez Kandianis
Usage Restrictions: Photo may be used only with stories about the research described in the news release. Please credit: Photo by Catherine Bermudez Kandianis
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