Influence of homoeologous chromosomes on gene-dosage effects in allohexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).

Abstract
Gene-dosage responses for a group of 6 wheat endosperm proteins were investigated by using compensated nulli-tetrasomic lines of cv. Chinese spring. Practically linear dosage responses were observed for all the proteins. However, for 2 of the proteins (and probably for a 3rd one), the net output of protein, at each dosage of its structural gene, was 30-80% higher when the chromosome carrying an active homoeogene was absent. The possible significance of this effect in connection with the loss of gene redundancy undergone by polyploids is discussed.