Click on an abbreviation to search our database for examples of that
phenotype. Note: assignment of mutant phenotypes can be somewhat
arbitrary (for example: cp or emp) so to increase your chances of
finding a phenotype of interest try searching also by our phenotype
categories.
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Row variations |
Abbreviation |
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normal rows (in comments only) |
n
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rows crowded or uneven |
rows
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reduced rank |
red rand |
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Kernel set variations |
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revered germ orientation |
rgo |
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semi-sterile seed set |
sparse k (or s in comments) |
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Ear Morphology |
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branched ear, ramosa ear |
ra ear
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polytypic ear |
pt ear
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unusually small ear size |
sm ear |
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fasciated ear |
fas ear
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Glume Variations |
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tunicate |
tu |
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vestigial glumes |
vg |
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papyrescent glumes |
pn
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Silk Variations |
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silk retention or extra silks |
silky
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Kernel Phenotypes (present in
roughly 1/4 of seeds) |
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Aleurone color (notes in comments
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Colored aleurone |
Cl
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Colorless aleurone |
cl
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red aleurone |
pr
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bronze aleurone |
bz
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pale aleurone color |
pa
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mottled |
mott
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mosaic |
msc
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mutable pattern |
mut
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Endosperm color (notes in
comments only) |
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Yellow endosperm |
Y
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white endosperm |
y
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pale yellow endosperm |
pay
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White cap |
wc
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Normal or nearly normal seed size, but: |
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Sugary, translucent or glassy collapsed endosperm, su1- like |
su |
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Brittle, endosperm collapsed or severly shrunken, but1/sh2- like |
bt
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Shrunken, shrunken endosperm, sh1- like |
sh |
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Opaque, chalky/floury endosperm |
o
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Waxy, hard and wax-like endosperm |
wx |
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Viviparous, precocious germination |
vp
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What or pale yellow endosperm viviparous |
vp (y) |
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Yellow endosperm viviparous |
vp (Y) |
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Pink scutellum viviparous |
vp (ps)
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Brown kernel |
brn
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Etched, scarred or pitted pericarp |
et
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Others, describe. |
Other
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Small seed size, but |
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Miniature, normal seed shape and appearance |
mn |
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Defective Kernels, a general term describing an improperly
developed endosperm, usually smaller, distorted, or otherwise
atypical. The following subcategories are noted: |
dek |
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collapsed,
seed shrunken and endosperm reduced |
dek (cp) |
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empty
pericarp |
dek (emp)
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loose
pericarp |
dek (lsp) |
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rough or
crumpled surface |
dek (rgh) |
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floury,
chalky or opaque endosperm |
dek (o)
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dented crown
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dek (dnt)
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These descriptors may be used in combination with other kernel
mutants |
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Unusual segregating ratios or linkages |
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High frequency, greater than expected frequency |
HF
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Low frequency |
LF
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Linkages, x linked to y (e.g. emb linked to y) |
linked |