1. Savannah Davy, and Carolina Kidwell-Bozeman
Albescent Corn
Savannah Davy, and Carolina Kidwell-Bozeman
albescent plant1 (al1), SRD, CJK,

2. What it looks like Albescent corn has white and green leaves
Third Leaf
First Leaf
Second Leaf

4. Mode of Inheritance
The albescent1 mutation has a recessive mode of inheritance (1 out of 4).
If both parents are carriers (Al1 al1), then 1 out of 4 offspring plants will show the albescent mutant phenotype

5. Comparing Genotypes and Phenotypes of Al1
Al1 Al1
Homozygous Dominant
Normal/
Green
Al1 al1
Heterozygous
al1 al1
Homozygous Recessive
Mutant/
Albescent

6. Transference of mutant trait
Parents
Al1 al1
Al1 al1
Offspring
Al1 Al1
(25%)
Al1 al1
(25%)
al1 Al1
(25%)
al1 al1
(25%)

7. Discoverers/References
(1933) E. Anderson
Something wrong with albescent.
Maize Newsletter Volume 4, page 3
(1933) Burnham, C.R.
Albescent may not be in chromosome 6.
Maize Newsletter Volume 4, page 5

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