Allotetraploids were resynthesized as previously described1 (link),4 (link), and hybrids were made by crossing C24 with Columbia. Unless noted otherwise, 8−15 plants (grown under 22°C and 16-hour light/day) from each of 2−3 biological replications were pooled for the analysis of DNA, RNA, protein, chlorophyll, starch, and sugar. TOC1:CCA1 and TOC1:cca1-RNAi transgenic plants were produced using pEarlygate303 (CD694) and pCAMBIA (CD3−447) derivatives, respectively. cca1−11 (CS9378) and ccal-11 lhy-21 (CS9380) mutants9 (link),22 (link),29 (link) were obtained from ABRC. Protein blot, EMSA, and ChIP assays were performed as previously described17 (link),18 (link).
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