Open AccessTHE MOLECULAR BASIS FOR ALLELIC COMPLEMENTATION OF ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE MUTANTS OF MAIZE
Author(s) -
Drew Schwartz
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.792
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1943-2631
pISSN - 0016-6731
DOI - 10.1093/genetics/79.2.207
Subject(s) - complementation , mutant , biology , genetics , alcohol dehydrogenase , allele , mutation , gene , enzyme , biochemistry
Studies on interallelic complementation with two temperature-sensitive alcohol dehydrogenase mutants in maize are described. The data suggest that the phenomenon results from instability or abnormal maturation of the mutant homodimer rather than correction of configurational defects in mutant heterodimers.