artist's rendition of seed oil content (IMAGE)

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

artist's rendition of seed oil content

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Artist's representation of the effect of editing of all six copies of the TT8 gene in Camelina sativa. Seeds with inactivated TT8 genes (right) show yellow coloration, reduced thickness of their seed coat, and accumulation of nearly 22% more oil than wild type seeds (left). 

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Valerie Lentz/Brookhaven National Laboratory

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