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I didn't understand the quote: "with 14 chromosomes einkorn has less gluten". Gluten is an expressed protein, I don't see how the number of chromosomes an organ
by Herodotus38 8y ago
I didn't understand the quote: "with 14 chromosomes einkorn has less gluten". Gluten is an expressed protein, I don't see how the number of chromosomes an organism has correlates with its gluten content, unless gluten proteins are directly involved in some sort of DNA-related process. But even then I thought the number of chromosomes doesn't necessarily correlate with the amount of generic material (that is, it's just how it is divided up). Can someone explain this to me?
- trashE 8y agoMaybe referring to gene expression. Einkorn is a tetraploid meaning it has 4 copies of each gene. Compared with hexaploids which have 6 genes. More genes may mean higher protein expression. In some cases.
- Herodotus38 8y agoI think you may be right. I also found this when googling "chromosomes gluten", which recurringly refers to the 14 chromosomes and gluten content but doesn't give any reason why: https://www.einkorn.com/3-reasons-einkorn-may-be-easier-to-digest-than-other-types-of-wheat/ https://www.einkorn.com/3-reasons-einkorn-may-be-easier-to-d... "This study, shows that Einkorn has 10% less amylose than it’s closest cousin, Emmer and 20% less than Rye. It makes me wonder what it would be compared to modern wheat! In addition, the chromosomal count of Einkorn is a simple 14 compared to modern wheat of 42. As the chromosomes of modern wheat has increased, so has the modern wheat berry’s physical size. In ratio to that Amylose and Amylopectin has increased also. Modern wheat has been found to contain 75% Amylopectin." I have a feeling they are correlated due to seed size but the number of chromosomes isn't causative.