Nucleotide sequence of the maize Mutator element, Mu8.

Molecular analysis of a mutant wary allele, wx-mum5 (Don that of Mul (67%), but significantly higher than the G/C content Robertson, unpublished), revealed the presence of a previously of the entire maize genome, estimated to be 49.5% G/C (2). unidentified maize Mutator element (Mu8) within the tenth exon of the waxy gene. The element is 1410 base pairs (bp) long and is flanked by a nine bp direct repeat of insertion site DNA. The element has inverted terminal repeats of 185 bp which are 96.8% REFERENCES homologous (179/185). These terminal repeats are 89.2% and Figure 1. The complete nucleotide sequence of Mu8. The solid line beneath the sequence shows the extent of the inverted terminal repeats which are flanked by the 9 base pair direct repeat of insertion site DNA.