Inheritance of three marker characters in Medicago truncatula Gaertn. (M. tribuloides Desr.)

1965 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
JP Simon

The inheritance has been studied of three morphological characters which could be used as markers in the "pure seed" certification of commercial varieties of barrel medic, M. truncatula Gaertn. The leaf anthocyanin pigmentation pattern, as found in accession No. 2829, and the clockwise form of pod coiling characterizing accession No. 3309, are determined by single dominant genes. The spineless character of the pod of accession No. 2822 is due to a recessive gene. The simple inheritance of these characters and the complete penetrance of the genes concerned indicate that the anthocyanin marker and the spineless pod could be used for certification. Since the clockwise-anticlockwise pattern of coiling occurs in both forms in commercial barrel medic varieties, it is likely to be useful only as a marker in genetic studies. Details are given of a satisfactory procedure developed for crossing medic varieties

1990 ◽  
Vol 171 (2) ◽  
pp. 519-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Matsuzawa ◽  
T Moriyama ◽  
T Kaneko ◽  
M Tanaka ◽  
M Kimura ◽  
...  

Several mice with generalized lymphadenopathy were found in the CBA/KlJms (CBA) colony maintained at our institute. A new mutant strain of mice that develop massive lymphoid hyperplasia at 100% incidence within 5 mo after birth was established by crossing these diseased mice. Genetic studies on lymphadenopathy were conducted in F1, F2, and backcross populations from crosses between mutant CBA (CBA-m) and various inbred strains of mice. The results supported the control of lymphadenopathy by a single autosomal recessive gene. Since C3H/He-gld/gld (C3H-gld), MRL/MpJ-lpr/lpr (MRL-lpr), and C3H/HeJ-lpr/lpr (C3H-lpr) mice develop the same type of lymphoid hyperplasia, allelism of the mutant gene with gld or lpr was tested by investigating lymphadenopathy in F1 and backcross populations from crosses between CBA-m and C3H-gld, MRL-lpr, or C3H-lpr mice. The gene was confirmed to be allelic with lpr but not with gld. Interestingly, however, the mutant gene interacted with gld to induce less severe lymphadenopathy. Thus, the mutant gene was named lprcg, an lpr gene complementing gld in induction of lymphoproliferation. The genetic conclusion was supported by the same profile of surface markers of lymphoid cells with gld/gld, lpr/lpr, lprcg/lprcg, lprcg/lpr, and +/gld +/lprcg genotypes, as well as by massive lymph node hyperplasia and high titers of autoantibodies in the first four genotypes, but slight hyperplasia and insignificant autoantibody production in the last. The discovery of lprcg provided strong genetic evidence for the parallels between anomalous phenotypes of gld and lpr, and CBA/KlJms-lprcg/lprcg mice will contribute to elucidation of the mechanism of induction of the same abnormal differentiation and functions of lymphocytes by gld and lpr.


2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-13
Author(s):  
S. O. K. Fajemilehin

The study was conducted using 800 adult local chickens comprising 355 males and 445 females, which were obtained from 2 major markets in Ado Ekiti, the capital city of Ekiti state, Nigeria. Convenience sampling technique was employed in selecting animals for observation. The birds were individually observed for phenotypic expression of shank colour, feather morphology, feather structure, polydactyly, ptylopody and comb types. The number in each group was expressed as a percentage of the total number of birds. The body size parameters measured include body weight, body girth, body length, shank length, wing length, toe length, keel length and shank diameter. The result revealed that the phenotypic frequencies of birds with dominant genes for feather morphology (FF, Ff), feather structure (NaNa + Nana), poly dactyl (PoPo + Popo) and ptylopods (FshFsh + Fshfsh) were 0.033, 0.037, 0.042 and 0.046 respectively, while that of the recessive gene carriers were 0.967, 0.963, 0.958 and 0.954 respectively. The calculated gene frequencies for frizzled (F), Naked neck (Na), Polydactyly (Po) and ptylopods (Fsh) were 0.035, 0.024, 0.034 and 0.035 respectively. The local chicken showed different plumage coloration with black, brown and pink predominating. The male birds were superior to their female counterparts with significant differences (P<0.05) in all the parameters measured except weight.


Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1026
Author(s):  
Juan Pablo Renzi ◽  
Jan Brus ◽  
Stergios Pirintsos ◽  
László Erdős ◽  
Martin Duchoslav ◽  
...  

Medicago truncatula (barrel medic) and Pisum sativum subsp. elatius (wild pea) accessions originating from variable environmental conditions in the Mediterranean basin were used to study physical seed dormancy (PY) release. The effect of soil burial on PY release was tested on 112 accessions of medic and 46 accessions of pea over the period of 3 months in situ at three common gardens (Hungary, Spain and Greece) from 2017 through 2019. PY release after soil exhumation followed by experimental laboratory germination of remaining dormant seeds (wet, 25 °C, 21 days) were related to the environmental conditions of the common garden and macroclimatic variables of the site of origin of the accessions. Higher PY release was observed in buried seeds under humid rather than under dry and hot environments. Exposure of remaining dormant seeds to experimental laboratory conditions increased total PY release up to 70% and 80% in barrel medic and wild pea, respectively. Wild pea showed higher phenotypic plasticity on PY release than barrel medic, which had higher bet-hedging within-season. Wild pea showed lower bet-hedging among-season (PY < 10%) in relation to precipitation than barrel medic, which was more conservative (PY ≈ 20%). Observed variability suggests that these species have the capability to cope with ongoing climate change.


1989 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 527 ◽  
Author(s):  
NM Clarkson ◽  
IF Swann ◽  
NP Chaplain

A single application of sulfur and phosphorus in the first year produced a 5-fold yield increase in barrel medic (Medicago truncatula cv. Jemalong), every year for 3 years, on traprock country in southern inland Queensland. In the first year, the yield of medic increased from 400 (untreated) to 1300 kg/ha with sulfur alone (at 40 kg/ha), and to 2300 kg /ha with sulfur and phosphorus together (both at 40 kg/ha). In the second and third years, sulfur and phosphorus together increased yields from 300 to 1400 kg/ha, and from 800 to 4000 kg/ha, respectively. The experiment tested factorial combinations of sulfur and phosphorus, both at 0, 10 and 40 kg/ha, 3 sources of sulfur (gypsum, superphosphate fortified with elemental sulfur and called 'super and sulfur', and elemental sulfur) and agricultural limestone at 2500 kg/ha. Seed and fertiliser were broadcast into a native pasture at the start of the experiment. Elemental sulfur was inferior to gypsum and 'super and sulfur' in the first year, but equally effective thereafter. There was no response to lime. Fertilising with sulfur and phosphorus together increased the sulfur concentration in medic tops from 0.10 to 0.23%, the phosphorus concentration from 0.19 to 0.23%, and the nitrogen concentration from 2.12 to 2.82%. Nutrient concentrations in plant and soil were examined as an aid to diagnosing deficiencies at other sites. We concluded that adequately fertilising medic with sulfur and phosphorus can greatly improve pasture yield and quality, and allow higher stocking rates on traprock country.


2016 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Kang ◽  
Minguye Li ◽  
Senjuti Sinharoy ◽  
Jerome Verdier

1961 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 847-853 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. R. Childers ◽  
H. A. McLennan

Further support for tetrasomic inheritance in alfalfa was shown from genetic studies of a chlorophyll-deficient seedling character. The character was determined by a single recessive gene for which the symbol Viridis-1 or v1 is proposed. At the mature-plant stage, low and intermediate classes for chlorophyll production were observed. Histological examination and chlorophyll analyses confirmed this classification. The low-chlorophyll-producing class was characterized by a lack of plastids in the leaf blades although some plastids occurred in mesophyll tissue around the midrib. The intermediate chlorophyll-deficient class was characterized by yellowish-green leaf blades, associated with colorless palisade cells that overlay a single continuous layer of mesophyll cells in which the plastids were well developed.


2003 ◽  
Vol 131 (3) ◽  
pp. 1104-1123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie S. Watson ◽  
Victor S. Asirvatham ◽  
Liangjiang Wang ◽  
Lloyd W. Sumner

2005 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 2164-2170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ireneusz Kapusta ◽  
Anna Stochmal ◽  
Angela Perrone ◽  
Sonia Piacente ◽  
Cosimo Pizza ◽  
...  

1996 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-368
Author(s):  
X. Guo ◽  
T. Nobunaga ◽  
H. Katoh

A new mutant with shivering, Hula dance Sendai (tentatively named hus gene), was found in the IVCE strain. A congenic strain, C57BL/6JJcl- hus, was established by the cross-intercross method using IVCE- hus as the donor strain and C57BL/6JJcl as the recipient. No significant differences were observed in the age of the onset of shivering and life span between B6- hus and IVCE- hus mice. Genetic analyses demonstrated that this mutation is governed by an autosomal recessive gene ( Mbphus) and is an allele of the Mbpshi gene (Chr.18)


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