Patent ID: 7067278

Claim:
An isolated polynucleotide molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, a nucleotide sequence having at least 80% identity with SEQ ID NO:5, a nucleotide sequence having at least 80% identity with SEQ ID NO:6, a nucleotide sequence capable of hybridizing under high stringency conditions to the complementary strand of SEQ ID NO:5, and a nucleotide sequence capable of hybridizing under high stringency conditions to the complementary strand of SEQ ID NO:6, wherein said high stringency conditions include a washing step at 50° C. in a solution comprising 15 mM NaCl and 1.5 mM sodium citrate, and wherein said polynucleotide molecule encodes a pigment protein.