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Ac transposition is impaired by a small terminal deletion.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 1 Jan 2002
Xiao Y-L, Peterson T
Abstract excerpt
In maize, the P1-vv allele specifies variegated pericarp and cob pigmentation, and contains an Ac transposable element inserted in the second intron of the P1-rr gene. Starting from P1-vv, we recovered a new allele, called P1-vv5145, which gives an extremely light variegated pericarp and cob phenotype. The P1-vv5145 allele contains an Ac element ( Ac5145) at the same position and in the same orientation as in the...
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