Narrative
Surface wax coating on the spike appears to be absent or greatly reduced (wax code -/+ ++ ++). A translocation is present in the allele cer-e.18, but it is not linked to the cer-e locus. The Bowman backcross-derived line has less wax on the spike and upper leaf sheath (wax code - + ++). Inheritance: Monofactorial recessive. Located in chromosome 1HL [5L], close to the centromere and near the ert-b (erectoides-b) locus. Previous nomenclature and gene symbolization: None. Mutational events: cer-e.8, -e.18 (trans), -e.34 in Bonus; cer-e.90, -e.140 in Bonus, -e.272, -e.294, -e.388, -e.551, -e.560, -e.586, -e.607 in Foma (CIho 11333); cer-e.273, -e.277, -e.296, -e.317, -e.321, -e.473, -e.480 in Foma; cer-e.663, e.692, -e.716, -e.717 in Bonus; cer.161 in Bonus, -e.577 in Foma, -e.790 in Bonus, -e.1089, -e.1106 in Kristina; cer-e.908, -e.962 in Bonus, -e.1162 in Kristina; cer-e.1335 in Bonus; cer-e.1366, -e.1404, -e.1425, -e.1426 in Bonus; cer-e.1403, -e.1709, -e.1715 in Bonus; cer-e.1519 in Nordal, e.1760 in Bonus, -e.1873, -e.1878, -e.1880, -e.1884 in Sv 79353. Mutant used for description and seed stocks: cer-e.8 in Bonus (GSHO 1518); cer-e.8 in Bowman (PI 483237)*7 (GSHO 2048).