Gene Details

Gene Locus Name Chromosome Arm Marker type
l lutescent 8 S Morph
Allele Allele Name Synonyms Source Notes Phenotype Category/Primary
-- g SPON Butler 1952 J Hered 43:25. Cotyledons and first true leaves turn yellow when the seedlings are 4-6 weeks old; as plants grow, the older leaves progressively yellow and abscise prematurely, the growing tips and immature leaves remaining green; stigmas yellow; immature fruit pale yellow with traces of anthocyanin, ripening to orange-red.
Chlorophyll deficiency: yellow or yellowish Yes
2 rub RAD Stubbe 1957 Kulturpflanze 5:213; 1959 TGC 9:7. Yellowish unripe fruits; premature yellowing of the leaves. Accumulation of anthocynanin in fruit epidermis.
Chlorophyll deficiency: yellow or yellowish Yes
prov3 provisional 3 l SPON Provisional allele symbol Yellowish unripe fruits; premature yellowing of the leaves.
Chlorophyll deficiency: yellow or yellowish Yes
prov4 provisional 4 l SPON Provisional allele symbol Yellowish unripe fruits; premature yellowing of the leaves.
Chlorophyll deficiency: yellow or yellowish Yes
prov5 SPON In Campbell 22. Phenotype similar to original lutescent.
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