A POSSIBLE HOT-SPOT FOR AC INSERTION IN THE MAIZE P-GENE

被引:31
作者
GROTEWOLD, E [1 ]
ATHMA, P [1 ]
PETERSON, T [1 ]
机构
[1] COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB,COLD SPRING HARBOR,NY 11724
来源
MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS | 1991年 / 230卷 / 1-2期
关键词
AC TRANSPOSITION P LOCUS PERICARP ZEA-MAYS;
D O I
10.1007/BF00290684
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have analyzed the footprints left by a single Ac transposable element during its intragenic transposition to different positions in the maize P gene. One site appears to have been visited twice by transposons, indicating that it may be an insertion hot spot. Implications of this finding for the origin of the P-vv allele are discussed. Analysis of transposon footprints may prove generally useful for establishing pedigree relationships among gene alleles.
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页码:329 / 331
页数:3
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