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Published on: May 5, 2023
Inheritance of alleles for Cgy1 and Gy 4 storage protein genes in soybean
K Kitamura1, C S Davies, N C Nielsen
1United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Agronomy Department, Purdue University, 47907, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Abstract:
A cultivar lacking the glycinin subunit A5A4B3 ('Raiden') was crossed with one lacking the α'-subunit of β-conglycinin ('Keburi'). Analysis of F2 and F3 progeny indicated that the missing bands of the A5A4B3 and the α'-subunit were each controlled by a recessive allele of two independently segregating genes. Gene symbols Gy 4/gy 4 and Cgy 1/cgy 1 were proposed for the genes which confer the presence or absence of the glycinin and conglycinin subunits, respectively.
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