Detection of changes in maize DNA at the shrunken locus due to the intervention of Ds elements

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · Cold Spring Harbor Symp. Quant. Biol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1101/SQB.1981.045.01.061· OSTI ID:6583043

Burr, B; Burr, F A

This report describes our initial attempts at the molecular characterization of a controlling element in maize. A cDNA probe has been prepared to detect changes at a locus where Ds (Dissociation) elements are found. Evidence of their presence is indicated by changes in the restriction patterns, but there is as yet no information on the physical nature of the controlling elements or on the kinds of rearrangements they cause. It should be remembered that at the 1951 Cold Spring Harbor Symposium, McClintock (1952a) provided extensive evidence for the physical presence of controlling elements.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY
• OSTI ID: 6583043
• Journal Information: Cold Spring Harbor Symp. Quant. Biol.; (United States), Vol. 45
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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