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BULLETIN 754, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Taste VII.—IJnheritance of endosperm texture in 26 ears of the horny X waxy 
and 17 ears of the horny X self progeny of the two maize ears Nos. 1129 and 
1130, the progeny of hybrid Dh 237—Continued. 
Pedigree No. of— 
Horny X waxy. 
Horny X self. 
a et 
° So 
Parent ear ea a Number of seeds. ° Number of seeds. 2 
pedigree No. o - 5 = : 
progeny. 3.)2|.|58 3.)2|. (23 
Self-polli- | Recipro-| _, | & |/8%| 3 | |2f| | S|3h| 8 | 4 lee 
natedg. |calcross.| & K as 5 ay | 3 ial os 5 + |e 
fo) [9] Oo 
BE fa er ate eo eee ean ce 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 |10 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 14] 15 
Ear No. 1130, 
WHX Cx— 
Continued. 
ISS Seen es Allwaxy..-]..- do.. CEI SPAN PAYA ie ese) Ae ey ees sllecoenllosceo|lo65e-\|sc0--|lsa5-- 
1834S | eee Oi seeathe do.. a PAO Za TAPE OMe see clencoslleosea)s4o5-||s-25-||,-5-- 
Ce scos6cdlese OWocacee 1825... .- 503] 254) 251 Bisco! GbE paced lsessollecots lssocellbooceleecas 
WEB poo scollace doze S22 eee Zeya) Abel) MEE 2A) BEG ZOE oS Saliscanallecosallesooallbasscllao-a- 
IES P(e Air SO Ufere ee ey einl | eerste tate | ace ant cl] Sean 2 Se meg |e 41) 126) 135) — 9} 1.32] 23.3 
Totaly | ess sec er al eee 2,900|1, 483)1,450|— 17] .94) 49.5] 945) 235) 236] — 1} .14] 24.9 
Ear No. 1129, 
CH X WX: 
1794 ee i) liserseines| Hees SO SesG SESeee Isoses soare doocalbeosnilaseae 634) 172) 158} 14] 1.90) 27.1 
W95 sere None....- None 593 |26815 9276|— see ON 8275 | eer | eee are eee ete | eee | ele | 
IVR Sosae Selfs cee cb eae Se Sea Gos bee S| pee | 296) 66 74] — 8) 1.59) 22.3 
Ie aoe None... . - None 230} 117) 115 SAB!) ONC) eee Gees sacs Sacbsl|scasellaace 
7GSEe FS Kes Ui gee ars OS el eee oa Be ee. a elle sie 752) 194) 188 6| . 75] 26.2 
IV CMSB eas None....- 1764..... 510} 262) 255 TM eet [ica ae! PR el SS orisollbodaclosoos 
TSOOS STe) TEs ee eens Penne te Mea, eel Perera Tort ah ae 755| 191) 189 2) .25/ 25.3 
Totals Sooo s ee eet nem cee 1,293} 647] 647)..... 2.6 | 50. 0/2, 437] 623) 609 14) .97| 25.7 
Ear No. 1139, 
CH X WX: 
IRS 02 eee All waxy 1804..... 545] 260) 272! — 252) 478] ee eee eee a etre ie | creer eee | eee 
S390 Ss see doses eas None 415) 208) 207 Ul pe Cs Oe es eS eoallsenc et lscadcll>ooos 
1840....... SVE re 5) eee Syeda (iene PR Ee esol snes 308] 75) 77) — 2| .39) 24.3 
18435 eee All waxy.-}| None 537i) 2282126815 owt alete 95 2NG|be eee eee pees eens eee Bee 
1846 ence doxsess he do 621) 305) 310/559) 4942 |S ee eee cel sees | see | Seen eee 
1847....... Self see ees ie i EI a ee | | ee Tre 721| 155} 180) —25} 3.19) 21.5 
1849....... All waxy 1815... .. 581} 299) 290 (2) jet Le Wo} fetal by: 4 ee ee eile lS SM oe 
MS pa dosoollase dorset SIS 561] °9273|| 280|— aaa 8 7| 484i Se sce] lee | eee ees eee eee 
IGS. Sones Sees ee Ree SI TT aap A Sl INT Mee | 547| 126) 137) —11| 1.61] 23.0 
1854.22.22. All waxy USGS 2256 6141) 5 306))) 307 — aed ase 2/49 SS | rere | ern | er | 
Poh yeeross Selfss setae es Se ee es Cae Ce | pa ee | RR 563} 132} 141] — 9} 1.30} 23.5 
Rotalese | sees sPe ee oets| eee eepae 3, 874|1, 933/1,937|— 4] .19| 49.9/2,139| 488| 535] —47| 3.48] 22.8 
Total of the above four groups. - ./13, 027|6, 447|6, 513/— a 1.71} 49. 5|8, 177|1, 981|2, 044) —63) 2.40) 24.3 
The four groups in Table VII are the reciprocals of the four 
‘groups in Table VI. The first group in Table VI is WX X CH from 
ear No. 1129 and the first group in Table VII is WH X CX from the 
same ear. 
Since one parent was homozygous for waxy endosperm, it be- 
comes possible to test whether the same ratio of waxy to horny 
genes is found in the male gametes as in the female gametes of the 
heterozygous parent, 
