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Table 1 Examples indicating use of the proposed systematic Brassica gene nomenclature system.

From: Standardized gene nomenclature for the Brassica genus

Example

Description

Comment

BraA.IND.a

Locus 'a' paraloque of the IND gene in the A genome species Brassica rapa

-

BnaC.IND.b

Locus 'b' paraloque of the IND gene on the C genome of B. napus

-

BjuX.IND.a

Locus 'a' paraloque of the IND gene in B. juncea. Genome unknown

Provisional name until more assigned to specific genome

BraA.IND.a1

Allele 1 at locus a of the IND gene on the A genome of B. rapa

-

BniB.IND.b

Locus 'b' paraloque of the IND gene on the B genome of B. nigra

Does not necessarily refer to homeologous locus of BnaC.IND.b

braA.ind.a-1

Mutant allele of BraA.IND.a

Mutant annotation in accordance with system used in Arabidopsis [11]

BinC.IND.a

Locus 'a' paralogue of the IND gene in the C genome species B. insularis

-

BolC.SP11.a-64

Allele number 64 of locus 'a' of the SP11 gene of B. oleracea

Notice that the family member number is included in the gene name category