Contrasting complexity of two rust resistance loci in flax

J. G. Ellis; G. J. Lawrence; E. J. Finnegan; P. A. Anderson

doi:10.1073/pnas.92.10.4185

Contrasting complexity of two rust resistance loci in flax

J. G. Ellis, G. J. Lawrence, E. J. Finnegan, P. A. Anderson

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Abstract

DNA probes from the L6 rust resistance gene of flax (Linum usitatissimum) hybridize to resistance genes at the unlinked M locus, indicating sequence similarities between genes at the two loci. Genetic and molecular data indicate that the L locus is simple and contains a single gene with 13 alleles and that the M locus is complex and contains a tandem array of genes of similar sequence. Thus the evolution of these two related loci has been different. The consequence of the contrasting structures of the L and M loci on the evolution of different rust resistance specificities can now be investigated at the molecular level.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4185-4188
Number of pages	4
Journal	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume	92
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.92.10.4185
Publication status	Published - 9 May 1995
Externally published	Yes

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