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Changes in state of the Wx-m5 allele of maize are due to intragenic transposition of Ds.
Genetics - 1 Jan 1992
Weil C F, Marillonnet S, Burr B, Wessler S R
Abstract excerpt
The molecular basis for the unusual phenotype conditioned by the waxy(Wx)-m5 Ds allele has been elucidated. Unlike most Ds alleles, Wx-m5 is phenotypically wild-type in the absence of Ac. We find that the Wx-m5 gene contains a 2-kb Ds element at -470 relative to the start of Wx transcription, representing the most 5' insertion of any transposable element allele characterized to date in plants. Despite its wild...
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