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GrainGenes Allele Report: q (Triticum)

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Allele	q (Triticum)
Synonym	Other name K Watkins AE (1927) Genetic and cytological studies in wheat. IV. Journal of Genetics 19:81-96.
Reference	Debernardi JM et al. (2017) microRNA172 plays a crucial role in wheat spike morphogenesis and grain threshability. Development 144:1966-1975. MacKey J (1954) Neutron and x-ray experiments in wheat and a revision of the speltoid problem. Hereditas 40:65-180. Watkins AE (1927) Genetic and cytological studies in wheat. IV. Journal of Genetics 19:81-96.
Gene Class	APETALA2-like Spelt
Gene	Q (Triticum)
Gene Product	Q protein
Germplasm	Homologous chromosome substitution line Chinese Spring*8/White Spring Spelt Muramatsu M (1963) Dosage effect of the spelta gene q of hexaploid wheat. Genetics 48:469-482. Substitution DS 5AEurope DS 5AIran
Comment	Diploid wheat is assumed to have genotype 'qq'. Tetraploids: T. turgidum ssp. dicoccum, T. turgidum ssp. dicoccoides Hexaploids: European spelts, macha and Vavilovi wheats The Q allele was more abundantly transcribed than the q allele transcription factors
Phenotype	elongated spikes and hulled grains
Probe	FCP650
Info Source	McIntosh RA et al. (1995) Catalogue of gene symbols for wheat. Proceedings of the 8th International Wheat Genetics Symposium 1333-1500.
Data Curator	Cooper, Laurel Aug-6-2019 Hart, Gary E. 95.08.24

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