High mutability in rye (Secale cereale L.).
Analysis of the rye cultivar Ailés of several descents derived from crosses between plants carrying specific genotypes and/or chromosome constitutions resulted in the detection of high chromosome (2.05 x 10(-2)) and gene (9.3 x 10(-3)) mutation frequencies. The existence of a transposon system responsible for this instability is suggested.
Figueiras
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AM
Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
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D002875:Chromosomes / Q000502:physiology; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics; D009154:Mutation; D012434:Secale / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D014178:Translocation, Genetic
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D007527:Isoenzymes