DIGENIC CONTROL OF COTYLEDON COLOUR IN LENTIL (LENS CULINARIS)

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In spite of reports suggesting digenic nature of inheritance of cotyledon colour in lentil,
the precise nature of gene interactions is unknown. A technique has been developed which
allows, with some experience, near-perfect identification of cotyledon colour in intact
seeds without removing testa. Such screening led to classification of the conventionally
known "yellow" cotyledons into two easily distinguished categories: yellow and brown
(dirty yellow). These two cotyledon colours are caused by dominant state of two unlinked
genes, designated as Y(for yellow) and B (for brownish or dirty yellow). Double dominant
condition YB gives orange (or red) cotyledons, while double recessive state yy bb produces
light green cotyledons.
 

Keywords: Lentil, Lens culinaris, cotyledon colour, digenic inheritance.

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Year: 1996
Volume: 56
Issue: 3
Article DOI: NA
Print ISSN: 0019-5200
Online ISSN: 0975-6906

Authors

M. KHODDAMBASHI EMAMI AND B. SHARMA info_circle

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