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dc.contributor.authorSTAUB, RICK WALTER.
dc.creatorSTAUB, RICK WALTER.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-31T18:47:43Zen
dc.date.available2011-10-31T18:47:43Zen
dc.date.issued1984en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/187664en
dc.description.abstractTests were conducted to ascertain whether B chromosomes influence the susceptibility of maize (Zea mays L.) plants to gamma-radiation-induced DNA damage. Isogenic stocks of Black Mexican sweet corn with and without B chromosomes were premeiotically irradiated and DNA damage was assayed by measuring pollen viability. Higher pollen viabilities relative to non-irradiated control plants were consistently obtained in irradiated plants with B chromosomes when compared to irradiated plants without B's. Furthermore, among plants irradiated with 1250R those with one B chromosome produced the greatest proportion of viable pollen and plants with increasing numbers of B's produced progressively less viable pollen. An exophenotypic trait elicited by B chromosomes is also reported. Plants with 5 or more B chromosomes often display an aberrant phenotype characterized by longitudinal white leaf stripes and/or narrow leaves. This phenotype intensifies with increasing numbers of B chromosomes and is the first case of a qualitative exophenotypic trait attributable to B chromosomes reported in maize.
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dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en_US
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dc.subjectCorn -- Genetics -- Effect of radiation on.en_US
dc.subjectChromosomes -- Effect of radiation on.en_US
dc.subjectDNA.en_US
dc.titleTHE INFLUENCE OF B CHROMOSOMES ON THE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF MAIZE TO GAMMA IRRADIATION INDUCED DNA DAMAGE (RECOMBINATION).en_US
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dc.typeDissertation-Reproduction (electronic)en_US
dc.identifier.oclc690935024en_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Arizonaen_US
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen_US
dc.identifier.proquest8412680en_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGeneticsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGraduate Collegeen_US
thesis.degree.namePh.D.en_US
refterms.dateFOA2018-06-11T21:19:22Z
html.description.abstractTests were conducted to ascertain whether B chromosomes influence the susceptibility of maize (Zea mays L.) plants to gamma-radiation-induced DNA damage. Isogenic stocks of Black Mexican sweet corn with and without B chromosomes were premeiotically irradiated and DNA damage was assayed by measuring pollen viability. Higher pollen viabilities relative to non-irradiated control plants were consistently obtained in irradiated plants with B chromosomes when compared to irradiated plants without B's. Furthermore, among plants irradiated with 1250R those with one B chromosome produced the greatest proportion of viable pollen and plants with increasing numbers of B's produced progressively less viable pollen. An exophenotypic trait elicited by B chromosomes is also reported. Plants with 5 or more B chromosomes often display an aberrant phenotype characterized by longitudinal white leaf stripes and/or narrow leaves. This phenotype intensifies with increasing numbers of B chromosomes and is the first case of a qualitative exophenotypic trait attributable to B chromosomes reported in maize.


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