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. 2002 Jan;128(1):38–51.

Table III.

Phenotypic variation observed in mutant seeds

Mutant No. Seeds Examined Percentage of Seeds Observed with Specified Mutant Phenotype
Endosperm titan phenotypea
Arrested embryo phenotype
Strong Moderate Weak Preglobular Globular NDb
ttn1-2 100 78 0 22 84 0 16
ttn1-3 100 67 9 24 96 0 4
ttn4 96 72 12 16 73 0 27
ttn6-1 100 81 14 5 28 70 2
ttn6-4 93 68 22 10 13 87 0
ttn9 100 73 14 13 50 0 50
a

 Seeds with giant endosperm nucleoli were classified as strong, those with nucleoli of intermediate sizes were called moderate, and those with smaller nucleoli were considered weak. 

b

 ND, Not detected because the embryo was too small.