GENETIC-ANALYSIS OF INSTABILITY IN PETUNIA-HYBRIDA .1. A HIGHLY UNSTABLE MUTATION INDUCED BY A TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT INSERTED AT THE ANL LOCUS FOR FLOWER COLOR
GENETIC-ANALYSIS OF INSTABILITY IN PETUNIA-HYBRIDA .1. A HIGHLY UNSTABLE MUTATION INDUCED BY A TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT INSERTED AT THE ANL LOCUS FOR FLOWER COLOR
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00272873
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
BIANCHI, F
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作者:
DOODEMAN, M;BOERSMA, EA;BIANCHI, F
A hypothesis is proposed to interpret the results of crossing experiments with unstable mutants of P. hybrida having variegated flowers and showing variation in the color intensity and the degree of spotting of the corolla. The An1 locus, which is involved in anthocyanin synthesis, is probably composed of a structural gene with an adjoining regulatory region, the latter in turn comprising 2 components, the mutator, responsible for the activation of the structural gene, and the expressor, controlling the rate of activity. Unstable Anl alleles originate from deletions induced by a transposable element inserted within the regulatory region. Such deletions extend from one of the ends of the inserted element across the adjacent DNA and thus may include parts of the expressor and the mutator. Reversions result from repair of the deletions, the inserted element not necessarily becoming lost in the process.