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Mutations in the gene encoding starch synthase II profoundly alter amylopectin structure in pea embryos.
The Plant cell - 1 Mar 1998
Craig J, Lloyd J R, Tomlinson K, Barber L, Edwards A, Wang T L, Martin C, Hedley C L, Smith A M
Abstract excerpt
Mutations at the rug5 (rugosus5) locus have been used to elucidate the role of the major soluble isoform of starch synthase II (SSII) in amylopectin synthesis in the developing pea embryo. The SSII gene maps to the rug5 locus, and the gene in one of three rug5 mutant lines has been shown to carry a base pair substitution that introduces a stop codon into the open reading frame. All three mutant alleles cause a...
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