Dull endosperm has low amylose content, stains well with I2-KI; shorter than normal grain. Dull mutant line 48486 was controlled by a pair of duplicate recessive genes, designated as du6 (du6a) and du7 (du6b).
1. Normal (on left) and dull (on right) endosperms and the reaction to I2-KI solution; dull endosperm stained well with I2-KI (on top left). (Photo courtesy H. J. Koh)