Table 3 Male B transmission rate in the Hm and Lm, parental lines, F1 and F2

From: One gene determines maize B chromosome accumulation by preferential fertilisation; another gene(s) determines their meiotic loss

Type of cross

No. of crosses

Mean B-TR

Variance

Hm×Hm

17

0.750

0.0082

Lm×Lm

14

0.467

0.0095

F1×F1

18

0.583

0.0033

F2×2B Hm

59

0.520

0.0127

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