Flowers get their shape and scent from a single gene PhDEF shapes petals and controls floral scent. Scientists silenced it in petunias. The flowers lost their scent but kept their shape.

Flowers get their shape and scent from a single gene: PhDEF shapes petals and controls floral scent. Scientists silenced it in petunias. The flowers lost their scent but kept their shape.

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