Sequence comparisons of three wild-typeBronze-1alleles fromZea mays
✍ Scribed by Douglas Furtek; John W. Schiefelbein; Frank Johnston; Oliver E. Nelson
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 727 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-4412
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✦ Synopsis
We have sequenced genomic clones of two wild-type Bronze-1 (Bzl) alleles, and a cDNA clone from a third wild-type Bzl allele from maize. Two overlapping transcripts initiate at least 250 bp apart. The first AUG codon after the shorter and more abundant transcript cap site(s) begins the longest open reading frame. The transcript is preceded by a putative TATA box, but not a recognizable CAAT box. The bzl gene contains a single intron, and exhibits a strong bias for codons with the highest G + C content. Sequence polymorphisms among the Bzl alleles include deletions/additions, a transposable element insertion, and single base pair substitutions.