Journal of Heredity

WM Fitch, RM Bush, CA Bender, K Subbarao, NJ Cox

doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.183pmid: 10833042

We studied the evolution of the HA1 domain of the H3 hemagglutinin gene from human influenza virus type A. The phylogeny of these genes showed a single dominant lineage persisting over time. We tested the hypothesis that the progenitors of this single evolutionarily successful lineage were viruses carrying mutations at codons at which prior mutations had helped the virus to avoid human immune surveillance. We found evidence that eighteen hemagglutinin codons appeared to have been under positive selection to change the amino acid they encoded in the past. Retrospective tests show that viral lineages undergoing the greatest number of mutations in the positively selected codons were the progenitors of future H3 lineages in nine of eleven recent influenza seasons. Codons under positive selection were associated with antibody combining sites A or B or the sialic acid receptor binding site. However, not all codons in these sites had predictive value. Monitoring new H3 isolates for additional changes in positively selected codons might help identify the most fit extant viral strains that arise during antigenic drift. « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article J Hered (2000) 91 (3): 183-185. doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.183 » Abstract Free Full Text (PDF) Free Classifications Article Services Article metrics Alert me when cited Alert me if corrected Find similar articles Similar articles in Web of Science Similar articles in PubMed Add to my archive Download citation Request Permissions Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via CrossRef Citing articles via Scopus Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Fitch, W. Articles by Cox, N. Search for related content PubMed PubMed citation Articles by Fitch, W. Articles by Bush, R. Articles by Bender, C. Articles by Subbarao, K. Articles by Cox, N. Related Content Load related web page information Share Email this article CiteULike Delicious Facebook Google+ Mendeley Twitter What's this? Search this journal: Advanced » Current Issue September-October 2015 106 (5) Alert me to new issues The Journal About this journal Publishers' Books for Review Rights & Permissions Dispatch date of the next issue This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Journal of Heredity Collections We are mobile – find out more Journals Career Network Published on behalf of The American Genetic Association Impact factor: 2.088 5-Yr impact factor: 2.417 Editor-in-Chief C. Scott Baker View full editorial board For Authors Instructions to authors Online submission instructions Submit now! Data Archiving Policy This journal enables compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy Optional Open Access is Available - Visit Oxford Open Author Self Archiving Policy Alerting Services Email table of contents Email Advance Access CiteTrack XML RSS feed Corporate Services Advertising sales Reprints Supplements

M Culver, WE Johnson, J Pecon-Slattery, SJ O'Brien

doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.186pmid: 10833043

Puma concolor , a large American cat species, occupies the most extensive range of any New World terrestrial mammal, spanning 100 degrees of latitude from the Canadian Yukon to the Straits of Magellan. Until the recent Holocene, pumas co-existed with a diverse array of carnivores including the American lion ( Panthera atrox ), the North American cheetah ( Miracynonyx trumani ), and the saber toothed tiger ( Smilodon fatalis ). Genomic DNA specimens from 315 pumas of specified geographic origin (261 contemporary and 54 museum specimens) were collected for molecular genetic and phylogenetic analyses of three mitochondrial gene sequences ( 16S rRNA, ATPase-8, and NADH-5 ) plus composite microsatellite genotypes (10 feline loci). Six phylogeographic groupings or subspecies were resolved, and the entire North American population (186 individuals from 15 previously named sub-species) was genetically homogeneous in overall variation relative to central and South American populations. The marked uniformity of mtDNA and a reduction in microsatellite allele size expansion indicates that North American pumas derive from a recent (late Pleistocene circa 10,000 years ago) replacement and recolonization by a small number of founders who themselves originated from a centrum of puma genetic diversity in eastern South America 200,000-300,000 years ago. The recolonization of North American pumas was coincident with a massive late Pleistocene extinction event that eliminated 80% of large vertebrates in North America and may have extirpated pumas from that continent as well. « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article J Hered (2000) 91 (3): 186-197. doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.186 » Abstract Free Full Text (PDF) Free Classifications Article Services Article metrics Alert me when cited Alert me if corrected Find similar articles Similar articles in Web of Science Similar articles in PubMed Add to my archive Download citation Request Permissions Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via CrossRef Citing articles via Scopus Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Culver, M. Articles by O'Brien, S. Search for related content PubMed PubMed citation Articles by Culver, M. Articles by Johnson, W. Articles by Pecon-Slattery, J. Articles by O'Brien, S. Related Content Load related web page information Share Email this article CiteULike Delicious Facebook Google+ Mendeley Twitter What's this? Search this journal: Advanced » Current Issue September-October 2015 106 (5) Alert me to new issues The Journal About this journal Publishers' Books for Review Rights & Permissions Dispatch date of the next issue This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Journal of Heredity Collections We are mobile – find out more Journals Career Network Published on behalf of The American Genetic Association Impact factor: 2.088 5-Yr impact factor: 2.417 Editor-in-Chief C. Scott Baker View full editorial board For Authors Instructions to authors Online submission instructions Submit now! Data Archiving Policy This journal enables compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy Optional Open Access is Available - Visit Oxford Open Author Self Archiving Policy Alerting Services Email table of contents Email Advance Access CiteTrack XML RSS feed Corporate Services Advertising sales Reprints Supplements

K Takahashi, AP Rooney, M Nei

doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.198pmid: 10833044

The class I and II major histocompatibility complex (MHC) gene are apparently subject to evolution by a birth-and-death process. The rate of gene turnover is much slower in the latter genes than in the former. In placental mammals, the class II region can be subdivided into different orthologous subregions or gene clusters (DR, DQ, DO, and DN), but the origins and evolutionary relationships of these gene clusters are not well established. Here we report the results of our study of the times of origin and evolutionary relationships of these gene clusters in mammals. Our analysis suggests that both class II α-chain and β-chain gene clusters are shared by placental mammals and marsupials, but the gene clusters from non-mammalian species are paralogous to mammalian gene clusters. We estimated the times of divergence between gene clusters in placental mammals using the linearized tree and distance regression methods. Our results indicate that most gene clusters originated 170-200 million years (MY) ago, but that DO β-chain genes diverged from the other β-chain gene clusters approximately 210-260 MY ago. The phylogenetic trees for the α- and β-chain genes were not congruent, suggesting that the evolutionary history of the class II gene clusters is more complex than previously thought. « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article J Hered (2000) 91 (3): 198-204. doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.198 » Abstract Free Full Text (PDF) Free Classifications Article Services Article metrics Alert me when cited Alert me if corrected Find similar articles Similar articles in Web of Science Similar articles in PubMed Add to my archive Download citation Request Permissions Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via CrossRef Citing articles via Scopus Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Takahashi, K. Articles by Nei, M. Search for related content PubMed PubMed citation Articles by Takahashi, K. Articles by Rooney, A. Articles by Nei, M. Related Content Load related web page information Share Email this article CiteULike Delicious Facebook Google+ Mendeley Twitter What's this? Search this journal: Advanced » Current Issue September-October 2015 106 (5) Alert me to new issues The Journal About this journal Publishers' Books for Review Rights & Permissions Dispatch date of the next issue This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Journal of Heredity Collections We are mobile – find out more Journals Career Network Published on behalf of The American Genetic Association Impact factor: 2.088 5-Yr impact factor: 2.417 Editor-in-Chief C. Scott Baker View full editorial board For Authors Instructions to authors Online submission instructions Submit now! Data Archiving Policy This journal enables compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy Optional Open Access is Available - Visit Oxford Open Author Self Archiving Policy Alerting Services Email table of contents Email Advance Access CiteTrack XML RSS feed Corporate Services Advertising sales Reprints Supplements

A Blancher, P-A Apoil

doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.205pmid: 10833045

The human RH locus is responsible for the expression of the Rh blood group antigens. It consists of two closely linked genes, RHD and RHCE , that exhibit 92% similarity between coding regions. These observations suggest that they are derived from a relatively recent duplication event. Previously a study of nonhuman primate RH -like genes demonstrated that ancestral RH gene duplication occurred in the common ancestor of man, chimpanzees and gorillas. By amplification of intron 3 and intron 4 of gorilla RH -like genes, we have now shown that, like man, gorillas possess two types of RH intron 3 ( RHCE intron 3 being 289 bp longer than the RHD intron 3) and two types of intron 4 ( RHCE intron 4 being 289 bp longer than the RHD intron 4). Here we report the characterization of a cDNA encoded by a gorilla RH -like gene which possesses introns 3 and 4 of the RHCE type. A comparison of this gorilla RHCE -like coding sequence with previously characterized human and ape cDNA sequences suggests that RH genes experienced complex recombination events after duplication in the common ancestor of humans, chimpanzees and gorillas. « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article J Hered (2000) 91 (3): 205-210. doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.205 » Abstract Free Full Text (PDF) Free Classifications Article Services Article metrics Alert me when cited Alert me if corrected Find similar articles Similar articles in Web of Science Similar articles in PubMed Add to my archive Download citation Request Permissions Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via CrossRef Citing articles via Scopus Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Blancher, A. Articles by Apoil, P. A. Search for related content PubMed PubMed citation Articles by Blancher, A. Articles by Apoil, P. A. Related Content Load related web page information Share Email this article CiteULike Delicious Facebook Google+ Mendeley Twitter What's this? Search this journal: Advanced » Current Issue September-October 2015 106 (5) Alert me to new issues The Journal About this journal Publishers' Books for Review Rights & Permissions Dispatch date of the next issue This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Journal of Heredity Collections We are mobile – find out more Journals Career Network Published on behalf of The American Genetic Association Impact factor: 2.088 5-Yr impact factor: 2.417 Editor-in-Chief C. Scott Baker View full editorial board For Authors Instructions to authors Online submission instructions Submit now! Data Archiving Policy This journal enables compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy Optional Open Access is Available - Visit Oxford Open Author Self Archiving Policy Alerting Services Email table of contents Email Advance Access CiteTrack XML RSS feed Corporate Services Advertising sales Reprints Supplements

T Kitano, R Noda, K Sumiyama, RE Ferrell, N Saitou

doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.211pmid: 10833046

The human and nonhuman primate ABO blood group gene shows relatively large numbers of nucleotide differences around the exon 7 region. In this study we determined intron 6 sequences for 9 alleles of common chimpanzee and for 3 alleles of bonobo to estimate nucleotide diversities among them. Sequence length polymorphisms are observed in this region as a repeat appears one to five times. From a phylogenetic network of intron 6 sequences of ABO blood group genes for humans, common chimpanzee, and bonobo, parallel substitutions and/or some kinds of convergent events are predicted in the chimpanzee lineage. We also estimated nucleotide diversities for common chimpanzee and bonobo ABO blood group genes; these values were 0.219% and 0.208%, respectively. « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article J Hered (2000) 91 (3): 211-214. doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.211 » Abstract Free Full Text (PDF) Free Classifications Article Services Article metrics Alert me when cited Alert me if corrected Find similar articles Similar articles in Web of Science Similar articles in PubMed Add to my archive Download citation Request Permissions Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via CrossRef Citing articles via Scopus Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Kitano, T. Articles by Saitou, N. Search for related content PubMed PubMed citation Articles by Kitano, T. Articles by Noda, R. Articles by Sumiyama, K. Articles by Ferrell, R. Articles by Saitou, N. Related Content Load related web page information Share Email this article CiteULike Delicious Facebook Google+ Mendeley Twitter What's this? Search this journal: Advanced » Current Issue September-October 2015 106 (5) Alert me to new issues The Journal About this journal Publishers' Books for Review Rights & Permissions Dispatch date of the next issue This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Journal of Heredity Collections We are mobile – find out more Journals Career Network Published on behalf of The American Genetic Association Impact factor: 2.088 5-Yr impact factor: 2.417 Editor-in-Chief C. Scott Baker View full editorial board For Authors Instructions to authors Online submission instructions Submit now! Data Archiving Policy This journal enables compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy Optional Open Access is Available - Visit Oxford Open Author Self Archiving Policy Alerting Services Email table of contents Email Advance Access CiteTrack XML RSS feed Corporate Services Advertising sales Reprints Supplements

S Yokoyama

doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.215pmid: 10833047

The coelacanth, a 'living fossil', lives at a depth of about 200 m near the coast of the Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean and receives only a narrow range of light at about 480 nm. To see the entire range of 'color' the Comoran coelacanth appears to use only rod-specific RH1 and cone-specific RH2 visual pigments, with the optimum light sensitivities (λmax) at 478 nm and 485 nm, respectively. These blue-shifted λmax values of RH1 and RH2 pigments are fully explained by independent double amino acid replacements E122Q/A292S and E122Q/M207L, respectively. More generally, currently available mutagenesis experiments identify only 10 amino acid changes that shift the λmax values of visual pigments more than nm. Among these, D83N, E122Q, M207L, and A292S are associated strongly with the adaptive blue shifts in the λmax values of RH1 and RH2 pigments in vertebrates. « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article J Hered (2000) 91 (3): 215-220. doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.215 » Abstract Free Full Text (PDF) Free Classifications Article Services Article metrics Alert me when cited Alert me if corrected Find similar articles Similar articles in Web of Science Similar articles in PubMed Add to my archive Download citation Request Permissions Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via CrossRef Citing articles via Scopus Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Yokoyama, S. Search for related content PubMed PubMed citation Articles by Yokoyama, S. Related Content Load related web page information Share Email this article CiteULike Delicious Facebook Google+ Mendeley Twitter What's this? Search this journal: Advanced » Current Issue September-October 2015 106 (5) Alert me to new issues The Journal About this journal Publishers' Books for Review Rights & Permissions Dispatch date of the next issue This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Journal of Heredity Collections We are mobile – find out more Journals Career Network Published on behalf of The American Genetic Association Impact factor: 2.088 5-Yr impact factor: 2.417 Editor-in-Chief C. Scott Baker View full editorial board For Authors Instructions to authors Online submission instructions Submit now! Data Archiving Policy This journal enables compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy Optional Open Access is Available - Visit Oxford Open Author Self Archiving Policy Alerting Services Email table of contents Email Advance Access CiteTrack XML RSS feed Corporate Services Advertising sales Reprints Supplements

DA Petrov, DL Hartl

doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.221pmid: 10833048

Pseudogenes are nonfunctional copies of protein-coding genes that are presumed to evolve without selective constraints on their coding function. They are of considerable utility in evolutionary genetics because, in the absence of selection, different types of mutations in pseudogenes should have equal probabilities of fixation. This theoretical inference justifies the estimation of patterns of spontaneous mutation from the analysis of patterns of substitutions in pseudogenes. Although it is possible to test whether pseudogene sequences evolve without constraints for their protein-coding function, it is much more difficult to ascertain whether pseudogenes may affect fitness in ways unrelated to their nucleotide sequences. Consider the possibility that a pseudogene affects fitness merely by increasing genome size. If a larger genome is deleterious - for example, because of increased energetic costs associated with genome replication and maintenance - then deletions, which decrease the length of a pseudogene, should be selectively advantageous relative to insertions or nucleotide substitutions. In this article we examine the implications of selection for genome size relative to small (1-400 bp) deletions, in light of empirical evidence pertaining to the size distribution of deletions observed in Drosophila and mammalian pseudogenes. There is a large difference in the deletion spectra between these organisms. We argue that this difference cannot easily be attributed to selection for overall genome size, since the magnitude of selection is unlikely to be strong enough to significantly affect the probability of fixation of small deletions in Drosophila . « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article J Hered (2000) 91 (3): 221-227. doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.221 » Abstract Free Full Text (PDF) Free Classifications Article Services Article metrics Alert me when cited Alert me if corrected Find similar articles Similar articles in Web of Science Similar articles in PubMed Add to my archive Download citation Request Permissions Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via CrossRef Citing articles via Scopus Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Petrov, D. Articles by Hartl, D. Search for related content PubMed PubMed citation Articles by Petrov, D. Articles by Hartl, D. Related Content Load related web page information Share Email this article CiteULike Delicious Facebook Google+ Mendeley Twitter What's this? Search this journal: Advanced » Current Issue September-October 2015 106 (5) Alert me to new issues The Journal About this journal Publishers' Books for Review Rights & Permissions Dispatch date of the next issue This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Journal of Heredity Collections We are mobile – find out more Journals Career Network Published on behalf of The American Genetic Association Impact factor: 2.088 5-Yr impact factor: 2.417 Editor-in-Chief C. Scott Baker View full editorial board For Authors Instructions to authors Online submission instructions Submit now! Data Archiving Policy This journal enables compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy Optional Open Access is Available - Visit Oxford Open Author Self Archiving Policy Alerting Services Email table of contents Email Advance Access CiteTrack XML RSS feed Corporate Services Advertising sales Reprints Supplements

J Torabinejad, MM Caldwell

doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.228pmid: 10833049

We used a partial diallel mating design to examine morphologic response to supplementary ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation of seven ecotypes of Arabidopsis thaliana L. Heynh. from several geographic locations in Europe. We were particularly interested in the inheritance of UV-B tolerance by the F 1 generation. Morphologic traits included plant height, rosette diameter, number of shoots and branches and reproductive and vegetative dry mass. To effect a large difference in UV treatments, plants under treatment received 11 kJ/m 2 day of biologically effective UV-B radiation while control plants received no UV-B radiation. Genotype effects were observed for all traits ( P <.0001), but a significant treatment effect and genotype x treatment interactions were detected only for plant height ( P <.0001), rosette diameter ( P =.002), and vegetative ( P =.0260) and reproductive dry mass ( P =.0900). General combining ability was significant for plant height ( P <.0001) and vegetative mass ( P =.0563), whereas specific combining ability was significant for rosette diameter ( P =.0220) and vegetative mass ( P =.0506). These results suggest that both pure lines and hybrids of Arabidopsis can be developed for greater tolerance of UV-B radiation. Similar findings for crop species might lead to the development of UV tolerant varieties. « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article J Hered (2000) 91 (3): 228-233. doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.228 » Abstract Free Full Text (PDF) Free Classifications Article Services Article metrics Alert me when cited Alert me if corrected Find similar articles Similar articles in Web of Science Similar articles in PubMed Add to my archive Download citation Request Permissions Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via CrossRef Citing articles via Scopus Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Torabinejad, J. Articles by Caldwell, M. Search for related content PubMed PubMed citation Articles by Torabinejad, J. Articles by Caldwell, M. Related Content Load related web page information Share Email this article CiteULike Delicious Facebook Google+ Mendeley Twitter What's this? Search this journal: Advanced » Current Issue September-October 2015 106 (5) Alert me to new issues The Journal About this journal Publishers' Books for Review Rights & Permissions Dispatch date of the next issue This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Journal of Heredity Collections We are mobile – find out more Journals Career Network Published on behalf of The American Genetic Association Impact factor: 2.088 5-Yr impact factor: 2.417 Editor-in-Chief C. Scott Baker View full editorial board For Authors Instructions to authors Online submission instructions Submit now! Data Archiving Policy This journal enables compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy Optional Open Access is Available - Visit Oxford Open Author Self Archiving Policy Alerting Services Email table of contents Email Advance Access CiteTrack XML RSS feed Corporate Services Advertising sales Reprints Supplements

J Kumar, RK Srivastava, M Ganesh

doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.234pmid: 10833050

The double-pod per peduncle trait is known to contribute to increased seed yield in chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.). A cross was made between the single-podded variety ICCV 2 and the double-podded variety JG62 in 1993. Penetrance and expressivity of the gene for double podding was studied in an F 2 population and F 10 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) of this cross. Homozygous recessive allele of this gene ( ss ) governs the production of double flowers and pods per peduncle. Results indicated that the s allele has unstable penetrance and variable expressivity. The penetrance of this allele was 535 for the F 2 and 84.5% for the RILs. The ranges for the expression of this trait among the penetrant F 2 individuals and the penetrant RILs were 1.1-14.8% and 0.1-33.0%. These were 8.3-30.8% for early sown and 17.1-68.7% for the sown double-podded parent JG 62. Thus it appears that the allele shows greater penetrance and enhanced expressivity under soil moisture stress. In the F 2 the seed yield advantage of the double-podded over the single-podded plants was 18%, whereas among the RILs it was 7%. The increased number of pods and seeds contributed to the higher yield. However, there was a slight decrease in seed size of the double-podded genotypes. An increase in the size of seed may have a role in the decreased penetrance and expressivity of this allele among the double-podded segregants of the ICCV 2 x JG 62 chickpea cross. « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article J Hered (2000) 91 (3): 234-236. doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.234 » Abstract Free Full Text (PDF) Free Classifications Article Services Article metrics Alert me when cited Alert me if corrected Find similar articles Similar articles in Web of Science Similar articles in PubMed Add to my archive Download citation Request Permissions Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via CrossRef Citing articles via Scopus Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Kumar, J. Articles by Ganesh, M. Search for related content PubMed PubMed citation Articles by Kumar, J. Articles by Srivastava, R. Articles by Ganesh, M. Related Content Load related web page information Share Email this article CiteULike Delicious Facebook Google+ Mendeley Twitter What's this? Search this journal: Advanced » Current Issue September-October 2015 106 (5) Alert me to new issues The Journal About this journal Publishers' Books for Review Rights & Permissions Dispatch date of the next issue This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Journal of Heredity Collections We are mobile – find out more Journals Career Network Published on behalf of The American Genetic Association Impact factor: 2.088 5-Yr impact factor: 2.417 Editor-in-Chief C. Scott Baker View full editorial board For Authors Instructions to authors Online submission instructions Submit now! Data Archiving Policy This journal enables compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy Optional Open Access is Available - Visit Oxford Open Author Self Archiving Policy Alerting Services Email table of contents Email Advance Access CiteTrack XML RSS feed Corporate Services Advertising sales Reprints Supplements

H Kubicka, B Gabara, K Janas

doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.237pmid: 10833051

Inbred lines from different varieties of cultivated plants characterized by a white yellow irregular pattern on the leaves obtained after selection in the inbred generation (S 3 ) of winter rye ( Secale cereale L.) were the object of the present studies. The feature of a white yellow irregular pattern in all lines was monomeric and recessive. This trait in L158b, wch, and zp was determined by the same recessive gene marked with the symbol wyv 1 , 'white yellow virescent'. The gene responsible for the appearance of the above feature in line L24 was nonallelic to the gene wyv 1 , therefore it was designated as the sequent gene of the same series - wyv 2 . The studied forms of plants were characterized by a diminution in the number of plastids and in chlorophyll (a plus b) content in mesophyll cells of leaves. Contrary to typical ultrastructure of chloroplasts in dark green plants (control), plastids in lines with the white yellow virescent pattern on the leaves showed variations in ultrastructure from numerous granal and intergranal thylakoids to a reduced number. « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article J Hered (2000) 91 (3): 237-241. doi: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.237 » Abstract Free Full Text (PDF) Free Classifications Article Services Article metrics Alert me when cited Alert me if corrected Find similar articles Similar articles in Web of Science Similar articles in PubMed Add to my archive Download citation Request Permissions Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via CrossRef Citing articles via Scopus Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Kubicka, H. Articles by Janas, K. Search for related content PubMed PubMed citation Articles by Kubicka, H. Articles by Gabara, B. Articles by Janas, K. Related Content Load related web page information Share Email this article CiteULike Delicious Facebook Google+ Mendeley Twitter What's this? Search this journal: Advanced » Current Issue September-October 2015 106 (5) Alert me to new issues The Journal About this journal Publishers' Books for Review Rights & Permissions Dispatch date of the next issue This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Journal of Heredity Collections We are mobile – find out more Journals Career Network Published on behalf of The American Genetic Association Impact factor: 2.088 5-Yr impact factor: 2.417 Editor-in-Chief C. Scott Baker View full editorial board For Authors Instructions to authors Online submission instructions Submit now! Data Archiving Policy This journal enables compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy Optional Open Access is Available - Visit Oxford Open Author Self Archiving Policy Alerting Services Email table of contents Email Advance Access CiteTrack XML RSS feed Corporate Services Advertising sales Reprints Supplements