Numerical chromosome polymorphism in Mikania cordifolia Willd. (Asteraceae)

Cytogenetical analysis of Mikania cordifolia, from southeastern Brazil, using the conventional Feulgen method, showed a chromosome number of 2n = 36. Previous karyotypic descriptions for this species showed a numerical chromosome variation of 2n = 34 to 38. There was a secondary constriction in every metaphase in the first chromosome pair, which constitutes a cytological marker. Small extranumerary chromosomes with numerical variation in the same plant were found in the tenth chromosome pair.

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Main Authors: Maffei,E.M.D., Marin-Morales,M.A., Ruas,P.M., Ruas,C.F.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 1999
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47571999000400023
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Summary:Cytogenetical analysis of Mikania cordifolia, from southeastern Brazil, using the conventional Feulgen method, showed a chromosome number of 2n = 36. Previous karyotypic descriptions for this species showed a numerical chromosome variation of 2n = 34 to 38. There was a secondary constriction in every metaphase in the first chromosome pair, which constitutes a cytological marker. Small extranumerary chromosomes with numerical variation in the same plant were found in the tenth chromosome pair.