Table 4 B transmission rate and B conservation in microspores of the Hf and Lf lines, and in the Hf Lf and Lf Hf F1 hybrids

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

Type of cross

No. of crosses

Total no. ind. scored

Mean B-TR±SE

No. of scored microspores

Microspores with the B

Hf×Hf

10

250

0.510±0.019

826

0.502±0.011

Lf×Lf

9

235

0.381±0.022

998

0.428±0.018

Hf Lf×Hf Lf

10

257

0.389±0.032

1241

0.421±0.012

Lf Hf×Lf Hf

7

174

0.352±0.043

1171

0.418±0.020

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