INHERITANCE OF WAXY ENDOSPERM IN MAIZE. 1 
TasBiE I1Il.—IJnheritance of endosperm texture in 27 ears of maize, the waxy X 
horny progeny of the two ears Nos. 1099 and 1111, the progeny of hybrid Dh 
234. 
Pedigree No. of— Number of seeds. 
; a Man 0 Seog ice PS fy | MN Nee a RAB US EY Ae Ora Per- 
Parent ear and pedigree No. of Ez DE Conte 
progeny. Self-polli-| Recipro- x4 | Devia- | B80 
nated g..|cal cross. | TOt@l. | Waxy. pected tion Wey 
y. 
1 2 8 4 5 6 v| 8 9 
Ear No. 1099, WX x CH: 
110) Sk RE eo Re eee 1644..... 1643. ..2 506 227 253 —26 3.4 44,8 
UG Ts I) RE ies gente a Seen ane eee eaten Oa ees ee None 230 120 115 5 98 52.2 
TGS) DEF ed ee es ee Sie a None do..... 257 109 128 —19 3.51 42.4 
TESTS fe el Be aR as ine rei et erie SIEVE do doa 438 220 219 1 14 5u. 2 
SG eee ee eA ik rate, LOSSe etree 1632....- 114 56 57 — i 27 49.1 
TOG alleges eh eth atta te eiarett steal ictrerte aiais s 1,545 732 772 —40 3.02 47.4 
Ear No. 1111, WX X CH: 
GARR tee et WEE eek FAS 1696..... None... 712 381 356 25 rll 53.5 
UGH selene el Ee el Sao are 1644.....]..- Os 96% 286 139 143 — 4 62 48.6 
FG Dee te cn RE | IE ELA UO sacelttos Gower 611 302 305 — 8 36 49.4 
IPR a sa ean es pee a re ar al ls eeeMl aS UU Sasadllbas doreree 387 202 193 9 1.3 52.2 
TG GO a eta athe epee eee None....]...d0....- 600 283 300 —17 2.06 47.2 
CUNO) lea eles eget ee a MIG eee Ne ges Pee Phe ae ie 2,596 | 1,307 | 1,298 9 52 50. 4 
Ear No. 1099, CX XWH: 
SG ee ape mee A RAE ee Tole 1596..... 537 283 268 15 1.92 52.7 
LISTS) 5 bate cs Seek Le bates aa ee Seracaig None None.. 404 204 202 2 29 50.1 
TGP ees Misi ea pete Starter Ep vat 1605..... 1604... 127 53 63 —10 2. 63 41.7 
TS ES Ages SORE re Seager tN Me 4 aba None....| None.... 645 327 322 5 258 50.6 
TGV (OS eee tye te I Mes Beas SP Bia 1618-35. IIe aae 519 253 259 — 6 .78 48.8 
TUGA7(O) Ake oie ee ged eee, Som ce eSB Tah 1610..... 468 221 234 —13 1.78 47.2 
TERE y Cates Pee 8 OR op poe Nate 1612..... None 503 246 251 — 5 66 49.0 
TIGA AO, doe ED, Std ete, AinY Uday SoC elt elie a ih 6235 eee 406 195 203 — 8 1.17 47.8 
TSC sep SR Sabet pete a Me ee Sa i 1620..... 1619..... 580 291 290 1 12 50. 2 
115) UNE ag Te SOE Sea eae 16220 1621..... 307 187 153 34 5.7 60. 8 
TUS C  mredaet puny asian Aarne poe tGI2E See: LGM ene 764 377 382 — 5 53 49.4 
Team SS PB SNORE SONU A) PRN RRM DD A ean I 5,260 | 2,637 | 2,630 7 28 50.1 
Ear No. 1111, CHXWH: ; 
1569) ae ES SE San: Peni None GSA eee 658 329 BOO UIE Ca Ben ae et 50.0 
TIGA) acd oe, Sieve ea Reetemeed WO 1687..... 1686..... 403 205 201 4 59 50. 9 
GG Tee ose hs te None None 87 45 43 2 . 63 51.7 
LGA See eaten Siena Baan Seer (OE. 2 ..d0... 352 170 176 — 6 1.0 48.3 
GY (eg ook BAe EAS) penne bho ae G2 eee dose 342 153 171 —18 2.89 44.7 
GLOWS 2a DRT Ae en None....} 1690..... 481 224 240 —16 2.16 46.6 
TOVREA: WER Ayla! acai ce wine Oe Nantel OMe MOO Na D203 ale26n |) Wel 35h 2e5 48.5 
Total of the above four 
SOUPS Eye se ae Seale | eee ren aac | eae g Bel 11,724 | 5,802 | 5,862 —60 1. 65 49.6 
From an examination of the crosses shown in Tables III and IV 
it is possible to determine whether the male and female gametes 
bearing waxy endosperm are produced in equal numbers. All the 
female gametes in Table III were bearing waxy endosperm, so 
that the results obtained are the ratios prevailing in the male 
gametes. In Table IV all the male gametes were bearing waxy 
endosperm, so that the ratios here represent the proportion pre- 
vailing in the female gametes. 
