Genetic changes induced by grafting were observed in soybean storage proteins, involving the 11S acidic subunit composition and Kunitz trypsin inhibitor. Changes from
Gly
1
Gly
1to
Gly
1
gly
1involved the 11S acidic subunit, and those from
Ti
0Ti
0 to
Ti
3Ti
0 involved the KTI in the first progeny (G
1S
1) in the scion (
Gly
1
Gly
1
Ti
0Ti
0, var. Kinzu) grafted onto var. Raiden (
gly
1
gly
1
Ti
3
Ti
3). The progenies G
1S
2 and G
2S
1 from the seeds that had been changed segregated for both proteins. However, the segregation ratio in the progenies were different from those of the F
2's from the sexual crosses between Kinzu and Raiden used for grafting. These findings show that the changes (changed genes) were transmitted to the progenies in an unstable manner.
Index words
Glycine max
- soybean - grafting - storage protein - 11S acidic subunit - Kunitz trypsin inhibitor