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GrainGenes Locus Report: wx

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Locus	Wx  [ Marker Report ]
Type	Gene RFLP
Probe	pcwx27 Wx
Synonym	Synonym Wx (Secale)
Chromosome	4R 7H
Chromosome Arm	4RL 7HS
Map	Barley-Consensus-7H -61.6 [ Show all 12 ]
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Bin	7H-Bin 2
Map Data	Barley consensus [ Show all 12 ]
Associated Gene	wx wx (Hordeum) Wx (Secale)
Candidate Gene	Wx/wx (Hordeum)
Gene Class	Starch synthase Waxy proteins
Reference	Wenzl P et al. (2006) A high-density consensus map of barley linking DArT markers to SSR, RFLP and STS loci and agricultural traits BMC Genomics 7:206. Rostoks N et al. (2005) Genome-wide SNP discovery and linkage analysis in barley based on genes responsive to abiotic stress. Molecular Genetics and Genomics 274:515-527.
Remark	Number of populations contributing to the placement of Wx in the Barley, Consensus 2006 DArT maps = 1

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