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The bz-rcy allele of the Cy transposable element system of Zea mays contains a Mu-like element insertion.

Molecular & general genetics : MGG ·Vol. 217 ·No. 2-3 ·1989-06-00 ·Pages 459-63

Schnable PS, Peterson PA, Saedler H

Abstract

The receptive component of the Cy transposable element system (rcy:Mu7) at the Bz locus of Zea mays L. is 2.2 kb and has long terminal inverted repeats. The insertion is flanked by a 9 bp duplication. In the presence of an autonomous Cy element in the genome, rcy:Mu7 is excised from bz-rcy in a manner consistent with a model suggested previously. The termini of rcy:Mu7 have 85% sequence similarity with the Mu1 element of Z. mays. This is consistent with the observation that Mu1 can behave genetically like a receptive component of the Cy system.

MeSH Terms
Alleles Base Sequence Cloning, Molecular DNA/genetics DNA Transposable Elements Molecular Sequence Data Plants/genetics Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid Zea mays/genetics
Chemicals
DNA Transposable Elements DNA
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Schnable P S
Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, Federal Republic of Germany.
Peterson P A
Saedler H
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Article Info
Journal
Molecular & general genetics : MGG
Abbr.
Mol Gen Genet
ISSN
0026-8925
DOI
10.1007/BF02464917
Published
1989-06-00
Pages
459-63
Language
English
Region
Germany
NLM ID
0125036
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF02464917
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