Open AccessThe temperature influence on the spontaneous mutation rate
Author(s) -
LINDGREN DAG
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
hereditas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1601-5223
pISSN - 0018-0661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1972.tb01378.x
Subject(s) - biology , pollen , mutant , mutation , mutation rate , genetics , botany , gene
Maize plants were cultivated in temperatures in the area 15 to 25° C. The pollen grains were screened for waxy mutants. An increase of the spontaneous mutation rate with temperature was indicated.