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Inheritance of waxy locus was studied in crosses of a waxy variety with four non-waxy parents having high-, intermediate-, low- or very low-amylose content. The analysis for amylose content was done on a single grain basis in parents, F1, F2, B1F1, and B2F1 seeds. The waxy parent lacking synthesis of amylose content was found to differ from the ones having high-, intermediate-, low- or very low-amylose content by one gene with major effect. Dosage effects for amylose content were observed to have great influence on segregation pattern and efficiency of selection. Selection efficiency for amylose content can be enhanced by selecting for endosperm appearance in early segregating generations.
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Kumar, I., Khush, G.S. & Juliano, B.O. Genetic analysis of waxy locus in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Theoret. Appl. Genetics 73, 481–488 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00289183
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00289183