Article
Mox: a novel modifier of the tomato Xa locus.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Peterson P W, Yoder J I
Abstract excerpt
We have isolated a novel mutation that caused variegated leaf color in a tomato plant which had multiple maize Ac transposable elements and the tomato Xa allele. Xa is a previously characterized semi-dominant mutation that causes tomato leaves to be bright yellow when heterozygous (Xa/xa+). The m...
Topics
- Alleles
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Genes, Plant
- Genetic Linkage
- Solanum lycopersicum
- Mutation
- Pigmentation
- Zea mays