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NASC ID: N3868

Name: David Meinke

ABRC stock number: CS3868

Description: Form

Donation Date: 2000-06-14

Donated by:  Oklahoma State University David Meinke

Stock type: individual line

Material type: seed

Status Price (£)
Available £11.00

Germplasm Info

Mutagen: T-DNA Insertion

Background: Ws-2(N2360)

Growth requirement: none

Segregation: yes

Transformation method: Agrobacterium transformation

Associated Polymorphisms

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Gene: Allele: Locus: AGI code:
  • lec2-1
  • lec2

Phenotype

embryo lethal, embryos not viviparous, cotyledons partially transformed into leaves, embryos sensitive to abscisic acid, some trichomes form on cotyledons after germination; stomata are found on surface of cotyledons of mutant embryos; anthocyanin accumulates in the top half of mutant cotyledons; mutant embryos do not form roots during the first 48 hours of culture; germinating seedlings often appear distorted with elongated hypocotyl and cotyledons curled down; mutant seeds are largely desiccation tolerant, with some reduction of viability after several weeks of storage; maintained as heterozygote

References

Meinke, D.W. et al. 1994. Leafy Cotyledon Mutants of Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell 6(8):1049-1064.PubMed ID: 0012244265.