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1. Comment to Dr. Tsunewaki's proposal on symbol designations (ref. WIS 73: 59)

1. If we use the plasmon donor's genome symbol to start the genome symbol, such as BAD for T. aestivum, we can recognize that it has the B plasmon.
2. Need the footnotes for the "Code".
3.Genome for Ae. juvenalis should be DMU, not DMJ.

Received in March 3,1992 from:
Dr. Richard Wang
USDA-Agricultural Research Service
Forage and Range Research Laboratory
Utah State University
Logan,UT 84322-6300
U.S.A.


2. Remarks on the comments of Dr. R. Wang regarding the plasmon and organellar genome designation

1. On the nuclear genome designation:

It is a good idea to consider the donor of cytoplasm in formulating the nuclear genome constitution of amphiploid species, because it is a general rule to indicate the female parent first followed by the male parent in showing a hybrid cross combination.

However, the presently used nuclear genome formulae recognize the priority for the genus specific (in the case of Triticum species) or the section-specific genome (in the case of Aegilops species), placing these genomes in the top of the genome formulae. Those are the A genome of the Triticum genomes, the C genome of Cylindropyrum, the Cu genome of Polyeides, and D genome of Vertebrata, the sections of Aegilops. I am in favor of retaining the present genome formulae because the species characteristics are mainly controlled by the nuclear genomes.

2. On the code number of the cytoplasm:

This is the accession number given to each cytoplasm. Nos.1-20 are reserved for the cytoplasms of diploid species, nos. 21-50 for those of tetraploids, and no. 51 and above for those of hexaploids. The sources of the cytoplasms corresponding to the presently used code numbers are given in the following table;

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