The invention belongs to the field of
molecular genetics, and provides a rice SS3a
allele and application thereof in increasing the content of
resistant starch in rice and reducing the glucose
generation rate. The
gene is deleted at the 2387th basic group G of the third
exon of the rice SS3a
gene and contains a
gene sequence as shown in SEQ ID No. 1. The
allele can significantly increase the
amylose content in rice and change the
amylopectin structure, so that the
resistant starch content of rice is significantly increased, and the glucose
generation rate of rice is reduced. Meanwhile, the
allele can also significantly improve the gelatinization characteristic and the
viscosity characteristic of the rice, and has small influence on the
grain weight of the rice. The invention further relates to application of the new SS3a allele in rice breeding, the allele can be introduced through a
cross breeding method, or the original SS3a gene is subjected to site-
directed mutagenesis to form the allele, and the allele is used for cultivating a new high-resistance
starch rice strain.