Genic analysis was used to study the inheritance of sedimentation value and protein content in two sets of reciprocal inbred backcross lines. Three loci containing genes with major effects were responsible for most of the differences in sedimentation value between two wheat cultivars, Baxt and Ramona, grown in two years. These loci accounted for 84% to 93%-of genetis variation, while environmental variances were relatively low. However, the differences in protein content between the two parents were too small for the present technique to detect the presence of any major genes. No genetic relationship was found between protein content and sedimentation value.
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