Table 1.
Spontaneous bz mutations in different maize lines
| Bz genotype | Parent in cross | Effective kernel population | bronze mutations | Concordant mutants | Non concordant mutants | Mutation frequency (×10−5) | Mutation frequency 95% limits (×10−5) | Nature of bz concordant mutants |
| W22 Bz-B73 | Male | 906,621 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 4.3 | 3.1–5.9 | 6 Magellan and 12 Bs2 LTR Res, 3 deletions, 1 8-bp and 1 MULE insertion, 1 uncharacterized |
| Female | 435,857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–0.8 | None | |
| W22 Bz-McC | Male | 1,079,667 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 3.6 | 2.6–5.0 | 2 Hopscotch and 4 new sLTR Res, 16 deletions, 2 8-bp insertions, 1 duplication 3 transitions, 4 uncharacterized |
| Female | 813,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–0.5 | None | |
| B73 Bz-B73 | Male | 227,491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–1.6 | None |
| Mo17 Bz-Mo17 | Male | 208,984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–1.8 | None |
| 4Co63 Bz-4Co63 | Male | 583,237 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2.6 | 1.4–4.2 | 5 RLX_jeli, 1 RLG and 3 RLX LTR Res, 1 deletion, 1 transition, 3 uncharacterized |