Table III.
Genetic analysis of M. truncatula developmental mutants and seedling albinism
Cross | Total Progeny Analyzed | Observed
|
χ2 Value | P Value | No. of Genes and Inferred Nature of Dominance | |
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Wild type | Mutant | |||||
tap × A17 | 134 | 102 | 32 | 0.090 | >0.750 | 1 Gene, recessive |
plm × A17 | 187 | 145 | 42 | 0.644 | >0.400 | 1 Gene, recessive |
spk × A17 | 141 | 114 | 27 | 2.577 | >0.100 | 1 Gene, recessive |
albino × A20a | 495 | 458 | 37 | 1.267 | >0.250 | 2 Genes, recessivea |
Tested with F2 ratios of 15:1, wild type:mutant expected for duplicate dominant epistasis.