High mutability in rye (Secale cereale L.).

doi:10.1016/0165-7992(91)90073-d

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High mutability in rye (Secale cereale L.).

Mutation research - 1 Dec 1991

Figueiras A M, de la Peña A, Benito C

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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 re...

Topics

Chromosomes
Crosses, Genetic
DNA Transposable Elements
Gene Frequency
Genotype
Isoenzymes
Mutation
Secale
Translocation, Genetic

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