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Old March 3, 2019   #5
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Beta and Delta ride on top of standard red lycopene, i.e. red lycopene is converted into beta carotene and delta is converted from the step immediately before red lycopene is formed. Tangerine is a precursor in the formation of red lycopene. The "tangerine" gene is a gene defect that prevents pro-lycopene from going through the next steps to produce regular lycopene.
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