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NEW CHLOROT1CA GENE (chi 32) IN CHROMOSOME 3
Czerwinska, St.
Plant Breeding Station, Wiatrowo, Poland
Physical mutagens were compared in investigations on the influence of genotype x mutagen combinations on the mutation spectrum in pea. Seeds of line Wt 3519 (cv. 'Porta') were treated with three doses of fast neutrons from a cyclotron (200r, 350r. 500r) and from a reactor (170r, 290r, 400r) and with gamma rays from a 60Co source (4000r, 7000r, lOOOOr) . In the M2 generation containing about 21,000 plants, 720 mutation cases were selected. Among them about 30 percent were chlorophyll mutations. Most numerous was the chlorotica type (72 mutation cases) . Some of them were phenotypically similar to those described by Blixt (1) , but mutant Wt 15325, induced by 350r Nf, was distinguishable. Plants were charac­terized by a yellow-green color affecting the whole plant (leaves, stem, tendrils, and sepals) being more visible in later stages of plant deve­lopment .
The segregation in M2 family as well as the results of the original tost cross showed Mendelian, recessive inheritance: [Wt 15325 (mutant) x Wt 3519 (initial line)]=91:34 observed (Chi-square=0.32); [Wt 3519 x Wt 15325]=130:40 observed (Chi-square=0.20) .
There are 30 recessive genes of the chlorotica type described ear­lier. So to prove novelty of a new isolate a locus identity test cross should be performed. To shorten the process, we conducted linkage tests with the hope that the results would show the presence of a new gene. The mutant Wt 15325 was crossed with tester lines for the seven chromosomes. In F2, undisturbed monohybrid inheritance for most of gene markers was found; the populations also confirmed the recessive nature of the chloro­tica mutant (Table 1A) .
Table 1. Phenotypic distribution in an F2 population segregating f o r chlorotica f r o m WL 1288 (testerline) x Wt 15325 mutant.
A. Monohybrid F. segregation
Locus
Chi B St M A
X
296 185 302 230 301
X
104 67 94 50 88
Total
400 252 396 280 389
Chi-square (3:1)
0.21
0.34
0.34
7.62*
1.17
l. Joint segregation of chlorotica with b st M
Gene
pair          X Y
Chi-B     153
Chi-St   219
Chi-M     217
B-St       163
Xy 54 76 9 22
xY
32 83 11 30
xy
13
18
41.
37
10
Total
252 396 278 252 232
Joint Chi-square
0.14ns
2.64ns
168.10**
49.57**
0.00ns
Recomb. fract.
S.E.
8.5 23.1
1.8 3.1
B-M
141
26 55
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There was no evidence of linkage with markers on chromosomes 1,2,4,5,6,7. But deviations from independent dihybrid segregation of the gene pair Chi-M were found with a CrO value of 8.5 (Table IB) . According to the present Pisum map there are no known chlorotica genes in the M-segment of chromosome 3, although chi-6 and chi-16 are known to reside elsewhere on the same chromosome. On these grounds I propose the symbol chi-32 for the new gene of chlorotica type. For final mapping we plan to confirm the above results in comparison to two loci — using uni or pre­ferably isozymic loci Lap-2, Acp-3.
1. Blixt, S. 1972. Agri Hort. Genet. 30.
My cordial thanks are due to Dr. W. K. Swiecicki and to K. Leraczyk for their help, encouragement, and use of Station facilities.
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