Alcohol dehydrogenase activity in diploid and autotetraploid Phlox

The effect of polyploidy on the activity of alcohol dehydrogenase was examined in a series of diploid and synthetic autotetraploid Phlox drummondii. In most cases autotetraploids had about twice as much activity as the corresponding diploids, in two cases autotetraploids had about 1.5 times more act...

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Published inBiochemical genetics Vol. 17; no. 1-2; p. 35
Main Authors Levin, D A, Torres, A M, Levy, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1979
Subjects
Alcohol Oxidoreductases - metabolism
Plants - enzymology
Plants - genetics
Polyploidy
Species Specificity
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Summary:The effect of polyploidy on the activity of alcohol dehydrogenase was examined in a series of diploid and synthetic autotetraploid Phlox drummondii. In most cases autotetraploids had about twice as much activity as the corresponding diploids, in two cases autotetraploids had about 1.5 times more activity, and in one wild seed pair the activity of the tetraploid was somewhat lower.
ISSN:0006-2928
DOI:10.1007/BF00484472