Controlling-element events at the shrunken locus in maize

Journal Article · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · Genetics; (United States)

OSTI ID:5729336

Burr, B; Burr, F A

We have examined insertions of the controlling element Ds at the Shrunken locus of maize. A cDNA probe complementary to a portion of the Shrunken locus mRNA was prepared. This probe recognizes a unique sequence in maize DNA. Using lines carrying derivatives of the same short arm of chromosome 9, we have detected modifications at the nucleic acid level caused by Ds. The changes appear to be large insertions, one of which may be more than 20 kilobase pairs in length. These observations provide a basis for the isolation and molecular characterization of one of the maize controlling elements.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY
• OSTI ID: 5729336
• Journal Information: Genetics; (United States), Vol. 98:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DNA
HYBRIDIZATION
DNA-CLONING
ELECTROPHORESIS
ENZYMES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
GENES
GENETIC MAPPING
MAIZE
MESSENGER-RNA
MUTATIONS
CEREALS
CLONING
DATA
GRAMINEAE
GRASS
INFORMATION
MAPPING
NUCLEIC ACIDS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
RNA
550400* - Genetics