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INTENSE local yellow or orange pigmentation of gametangia of conjugation Mucorales was first reported by Zopf (1888) (ref. 1) and has since been frequently observed. However, as recently as 1959 (ref. 2), the pigment was referred to in general terms and had not been characterized.
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HOCKING, D. Demonstration of β-Carotene in Gametangia of Phycomyces blakesleeanus Burgeff. Nature 206, 846 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/206846a0
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