RT Journal Article T1 Localization of the genes controlling B chromosome transmission rate in maize (Zea mays ssp. mays, Poaceae) A1 Chiavarino, Maurizio A1 Rosato, Carmen Luisa Marcela A1 Rosi, Pablo A1 Poggio, Lidia A1 Naranjo, Carlos AB In previous papers we found that the frequency of B chromosomes in native races of maize varies considerably in different populations. Moreover, we found genotypes that control high and low transmission rates (TR) of B chromosomes in the Pisingallo race. In the present work crosses were made to determine whether the genes controlling B‐TR are located on the normal chromosome set (As) or on the B chromosomes (Bs). We made female f.0B × male m.2B crosses between and within high (H) and low (L) B‐TR groups. The Bs were transmitted on the male side in all cases. The mean B‐TR from the progeny of f.0B (H) × m.2B (H) and f.0B (H) × m.2B (L) crosses was significantly higher than that from f.0B (L) × m.2B (L) and f.0B (L) × m.2B (H) crosses. The results show that the B‐TR of the crosses corresponds to the H or L B‐TR of the 0B female parents irrespective of the Bs of the male parent. This indicates that B‐TR is genetically controlled by the 0B female parent and that these genes are located on the A chromosomes. PB Botanical Society of America SN 0002-9122 YR 1998 FD 1998 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/95348 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/95348 LA eng NO Chiavarino, Amilcar M., et al. «Localization of the Genes Controlling B Chromosome Transmission Rate in Maize ( Zea Mays Ssp. Mays , Poaceae)». American Journal of Botany, vol. 85, n.o 11, noviembre de 1998, pp. 1581-85. https://doi.org/10.2307/2446484. NO This research was supported by grants of the “Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cienti´ficas y Te´cnicas (CONICET),” “Universidad de Buenos Aires,” and “Universidad Nacional de La Plata,” Argentina. M. R. and A. M. C. were supported by scholarships from CONICET. L.P. and C.A.N. belong to the “Carrera del Investigador del CONICET”. NO Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Argentina) NO Universidad de Buenos Aires NO Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina) DS Docta Complutense RD 17 abr 2025