A 17-kilobase (kb) region of the zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) genome has been sequenced and contains two genes, CP-ACCIA and CP-ACCIB, encoding 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase (ACC synthase; S-adenosyl-Lmethionine methylthioadenosine-lyase, EC 4.4.1.14). The genes are transcribed convergently and are separated by a 5.7-kb intergenic region. Their coding regions are interrupted by four introns located in identical positions. While the DNA
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