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A new mutable Anl allele is described: anls/p7. The genetic analysis of this allele supports the model of the Anl locus as consisting of a structural gene and a cis-acting regulating region. The anls/p7 allele shows a constant number of sporogenic revertants towards an anl+/p7 state in subsequent generations. There is a systemic difference in number of sporogenic revertants between male (65 per cent) and female (29 per cent) gametogenesis. All the independently arisen anl+/p7 alleles are phenotypically indistinguishable.
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Gerats, A., Groot, S. & Bianchi, F. Cis-regulation and sporogenic reversion frequency of a new mutable Anl allele in Petunia hybrida. Heredity 54, 373–379 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1985.52
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