Japanese persimmon cv. Totsutanenashi (TTN) is a spontaneous mutant derived from cv. Hiratanenashi (HTN) and bear smaller fruits. To elucidate the molecular mechanism of this small fruit phenotype, we
1.Determination of the transcriptional structure of the gene : The transcription process of the gene is understood by analyzing the initiation site, 5 ' and 3 ' end, splicing pattern and other post-tr