Gene Details

Gene Locus Name Chromosome Arm Marker type
al anthocyanin loser 8 L Morph
Allele Allele Name Synonyms Source Notes Phenotype Category/Primary
-- a2 SPON Discovered by Sansome. Butler 1952 J Hered 43:25. Rick & Barton 1954 Genetics 39:640. Anthocyanin pigmentation of medium intensity appears for 10 to 20 days after seedling emergence, thereafter disappearing except for islands near the leaf nodes; within three days after this process begins, the stem becomes entirely green and remains so for the rest of the life of the plant..
Anthocyanin modifications: intensification, reduction or elimination Yes
pu-2 pulvinata-2 pu-2 RAD In S. pimpinellifolium. Semispherical bush, anthocyaninless; short internodes.
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