In the Shoot Apical Meristem (SAM) the position at which leaf primordia arise on the periphery, and their subsequent differentiation, have been shown to be (at least in part) to be directed by genetic programs of development. A candidate gene associated with this regulation is TERMINAL EAR 1 (TE 1) a maize gene identified by the irregular phyllotaxy of its mutant lines. Unlike most other genes associated with meristem function, TE 1 is a novel RNA binding gene of the RRM type. It has been shown to have orthologues in a variety of plants including Arabidopsis thaliana as well as unicellular eukaryotes including MEI2, a gene whose product is associated with the regulation of meiosis in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. In order to more fully understand TE1's role, a functional characterisation of two of the so-called Mei2-like genes was undertaken in the model plant A. thaliana. These genes are called Terminal Ear-Like 1 and 2 (TEL1 and TEL2). Constitutive overexpression of the cDNA of TEL2 using the Cauliflower Mosaic Virus 35S promoter (CaMV35S) revealed a phenotype involving an apparently prolonged vegetative phase. However this was only observed in a limited number of lines of the total screened, and the next generation did not reiterate this phenotype. These difficulties were overcome using the LhGpOP construct system for ectopic misexpression in specific domains as well as inducible ubiquitous expression. Ectopic expression of either TEL cDNA is shown to lead to a pleiotrophic spectrum of phenotypes, which in general, were associated with reduced determinant development outside the apical meristems and as well as a delayed overall developmental progression. This provided some evidence that the normal function of TEL genes within the apical meristems is the repression of differentiation associated with the regulation of plant growth and architecture.

<p>У раду је проучаван начин наслеђивања приноса зрна и морфолошких својстава биљке и клипа, као и садржај уља у зрну, у две групе хибрида које су настале укрштањем две инбред линије са повећаним садржајем уља у зрну (1109/IV НС и 1039/IV НС) и шест тестера (НС 27/18, 568/II НС, 922 НС, 15 А НС, А-1 и А-729-5). У наслеђивању приноса зрна по биљци, компонентни приноса и морфолошких својстава, главну улогу има доминантан ефекат гена. У наслеђивању садржаја уља у зрну једино је код хибрида 1109/IV НС x 568/II НС, у обе године проучавања установљен значајнији ефекат адитивних гена. Утврђено је и значајно присуство неповољне интеракције између доминантних гена. За масу 1000 зрна код четири хибрида (1039/IV НС x НС 27/18, 1039/IV НС x 568/II НС, 1039/IV НС x НС 15 А и 1039/IV НС x А-1), као и за висину биљке и клипа код 1039/IV НС x НС 15 А, односно за висину биљке код 1039/IV x 568/II НС установљена је интеракција условљена комплементарним деловањем гена. У раду је одређења херитабилност у ужем, односно ширем смислу. За принос зрна по биљци установљене су средње вредности херитабилности у ширем смислу, и ниске и средње вредности херитабилности у ужем смислу, док су за остала проучавана својства установљене средње и високе вредности херитабилности у ширем смислу, и средње вредности херитабилности у ужем смислу.</p> / <p>U radu je proučavan način nasleđivanja prinosa zrna i morfoloških svojstava biljke i klipa, kao i sadržaj ulja u zrnu, u dve grupe hibrida koje su nastale ukrštanjem dve inbred linije sa povećanim sadržajem ulja u zrnu (1109/IV NS i 1039/IV NS) i šest testera (NS 27/18, 568/II NS, 922 NS, 15 A NS, A-1 i A-729-5). U nasleđivanju prinosa zrna po biljci, komponentni prinosa i morfoloških svojstava, glavnu ulogu ima dominantan efekat gena. U nasleđivanju sadržaja ulja u zrnu jedino je kod hibrida 1109/IV NS x 568/II NS, u obe godine proučavanja ustanovljen značajniji efekat aditivnih gena. Utvrđeno je i značajno prisustvo nepovoljne interakcije između dominantnih gena. Za masu 1000 zrna kod četiri hibrida (1039/IV NS x NS 27/18, 1039/IV NS x 568/II NS, 1039/IV NS x NS 15 A i 1039/IV NS x A-1), kao i za visinu biljke i klipa kod 1039/IV NS x NS 15 A, odnosno za visinu biljke kod 1039/IV x 568/II NS ustanovljena je interakcija uslovljena komplementarnim delovanjem gena. U radu je određenja heritabilnost u užem, odnosno širem smislu. Za prinos zrna po biljci ustanovljene su srednje vrednosti heritabilnosti u širem smislu, i niske i srednje vrednosti heritabilnosti u užem smislu, dok su za ostala proučavana svojstva ustanovljene srednje i visoke vrednosti heritabilnosti u širem smislu, i srednje vrednosti heritabilnosti u užem smislu.</p> / <p>In the present study, a mode of inheritance of grain yield, plant and ear morphological traits, as well as kernel oil content was observed in two groups of test-crosses, made by crossing two inbred lines with high oil content (1109/IV NS and 1039/IV NS) and six testers (NS 27/18, 568/II NS, 922 NS, 15 A NS, A-1 i A-729-5). The dominance gene effects for grain yield and morphological traits of plant and ear were more important than additive gene effects. For kernel oil content dominance was more important for almost all studied test-crosses. Additive gene effect was more important than dominance only for hybrid 1109/IV NS x 568/II NS. A significant presence of duplicate type of epistasis was determined. Besides of duplicate epistasis complementary type of epistasis was detected at four hybrids (1039/IV NS x NS 27/18, 1039/IV NS x 568/II NS, 1039/IV NS x NS 15 A, 1039/IV NS x A-1) for 1000-kernel weight. Also this type of epistasis was detected for plant and ear height at 1039/IV NS x NS 15 A, and for plant height at 1039/IV NS x 568/II NS. In the present study broad- and narrow-sense heritability have been evaluated. Medium broad-sence heritability, and low and medium narrow-sence heritability was detected for grain yield per plant, while for the other medium and high broad-sence heritability, as well as medium narrow-sence heritability have been determined.</p>