Intraspecific chromosomal polymorphism ofTriticum araraticum (Poaceae) detected by C-banding technique

DifferentTriticum araraticum lines were studied by C-banding method. The intraspecific divergence ofT. araraticum was shown to be caused mainly by large chromosomal rearrangements. Two main chromosomal types were distinguished among the studied lines: (1) a karyotype similar to that ofT. timopheevii and (2) different one. The first type includes some lines ofT. araraticum subspp.kurdistanicum andararaticum; the second comprises most lines ofT. araraticum subsp.araraticum. The lines of the first type can give fertile F₁ hybrids withT. timopheevii.     

谷子和狗尾草核型分析

作者研究了我国谷子(Setaria italica Beauv.)和狗尾草的核型与Giemsa带,两者核型基本相同,均为2n=18=14m+2sm+2st(SAT)。带型亦相近,另外在谷子和狗尾草中都发现有四倍体。     

Chromosomal and cell size analysis of cold tolerant maize

Summary C-band number, guard cell length, and chloroplast number per guard cell were determined for eight maize populations. These populations consisted of maize selected for cold tolerance at the University of Nebraska as well as the original unselected populations. The genome size of these populations had previously been determined. C-band number fluctuated concertedly with the changes in genome size indicating that deletions and additions of constitutive heterochromatin occurred during selection, resulting in altered genome sizes. Guard cell size of all the cold tolerant populations was greater than the cell size of the respective nonselected populations. Chloroplast number per guard cell was also higher in all the cold tolerant populations than in their parental populations, but the increases were not statistically significant. The results indicate that changes in genome size that occurred during selection for cold tolerance are the result of changes in amounts of C-band heterochromatin and that the selection process results in an increase in cell size in the cold tolerant populations.     

表达7个高分子量谷蛋白亚基的小麦新种质创制、鉴定及分子细胞学分析

报道了六倍体小黑麦和普通小麦杂交、回交获得的特异表达7个高分子量谷蛋白亚基的2个小麦新种质——NR98116-9-2和NR98116-9-3的创制、形态性状、染色体组成、遗传稳定性、抗条锈病鉴定以及HMW-GS组成的鉴定结果。这2个品系的植株形态为普通小麦型,Feulgen染色、GISH结合C-带综合鉴定表明：NR98116-9-2为3R／3D代换系,2n=42;NR98116-9-3为3R附加系,2n=44;减数分裂中期Ⅰ染色体配对正常,具有较高的遗传稳定性。接种鉴定表明：它们高抗小麦条锈病。种子全蛋白和高分子量谷蛋白选择性沉淀的SDS-PAGE分析表明：它们具有的7条高分子量谷蛋白亚基组成分别是1、14＋15、6r＋8、4＋12和1、14＋15、6r＋8、5＋10,其中包括2个Glu-B1位点。     

Karyotypic conservatism in five species of Prochilodus (Characiformes,Prochilodontidae) disclosed by cytogenetic markers

The family Prochilodontidae is considered a group with well conserved chromosomes characterized by their number, morphology and banding patterns. Thence, our study aimed at accomplishing a cytogenetic analysis with conventional methods (Giemsa staining, silver staining of the nucleolus organizer regions-AgNOR, and C-banding) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with 18S and 5S ribosomal DNA probes in five species of the Prochilodus genus (Prochilodus argenteus, Prochilodus brevis, Prochilodus costatus, Prochilodus lineatus and Prochilodus nigricans) collected from different Brazilian hydrographic basins. The results revealed conservatism in chromosome number, morphology, AgNORs 18S and 5S rDNAs location and constitutive heterochromatin distribution patterns. The minor differences observed in this work, such as an Ag-NOR on a P. argenteus chromosome and a distinct C-banding pattern in P. lineatus, are not sufficient to question the conservatism described for this group. Future work using repetitive DNA sequences as probes for FISH will be interesting to further test the cytogenetic conservatism in Prochilodus.     

中国2种短鼻蝗染色体C带核型研究(蝗总科:癞蝗科)

染色体C带核型在物种鉴定、分类阶元间的比较及其系统演化关系的推断中是一个有用的指标,染色体组内C带分布位置、大小、数量及异染色质含量可以反映出属、种及种下阶元的细胞学异同.本研究报道了中国2种短鼻蝗--裴氏短鼻蝗Filchnerella beicki和宽顶短鼻蝗Filchnerella amplivertica的染色体C带核型.结果表明:2种短鼻蝗均为XO(♂)型性别决定机制;染色体组成均为2n ♂=19,染色体为端着丝粒染色体;在各染色体相对长度、C带的大小、位置和着色程度上又存在不同程度的差异,可以作为区分种的依据.     

Use of C-banding for identifying radiation induced micronuclei

Differentiation of micronuclei (MN) caused by ionizing radiation from those caused by chemicals is a crucial step for managing treatment of individuals exposed to radiation. MN in binucleated lymphocytes in peripheral blood are widely used as biomarkers for estimating dose of radiation, but they are not specific for ionizing radiation. MN induced by ionizing radiation originate predominantly as a result of chromosome breaks (clastogenic action), whereas MN caused by chemical agents are derived from the loss of entire chromosomes (aneugenic action). C-banding highlights centromeres, which might make it possible to distinguish radiation induced MN, i.e., as a byproduct of acentric fragments, from those caused by the loss of entire chromosomes. To test the use of C-banding for identifying radiation induced MN, a blood sample from a healthy donor was irradiated with 3 Gy of Co-60 gamma rays and cultured. Cells were harvested and dropped onto slides, divided into a group stained directly with Giemsa and another processed for C banding, then stained with Giemsa. The frequency of MN in 500 binucleated cells was scored for each method. In preparations stained with Giemsa directly, the MN appeared as uniformly stained structures, whereas after C banding, some MN exhibited darker regions corresponding to centromeres that indicated that they were not derived from acentric fragments. The C-banding technique enables differentiation of MN from acentric chromosomal material. This distinction is useful for improving the specificity of the MN assay as a biomarker for ionizing radiation.     

中国两种波腿蝗（蝗总科：癞蝗科）染色体C带核型研究

报道中国两种波腿蝗的染色体C带核型,结果表明：红胫波腿蝗Asiotmethis zacharjini (Bei-Bienko, 1926) 2n ♂ =18, neo-X为亚中着丝粒染色体,其他均为近端着丝粒染色体,染色体除强染的着丝粒C带,S8染色体具强染端部C带带纹,neo-Y染色体还具有一条宽的弱染的近着丝粒端居间C带,性别决定机制是neo-XY ♂型,该种染色体组成和性别决定机制在我国癞蝗中为首次报道,蓝胫波腿蝗Asiotmethis jubatus (Uvarov, 1926) 2n＝19♂,均为近端着丝粒染色体,仅具有明显强染的着丝粒C带,性别决定机制是XO ♂型;两种波腿蝗的异染色质含量存在显著性差异（α=0.05）。     

巨穗小麦种质中外源遗传物质的细胞遗传学和分子生物学鉴定

利用C分带、基因组原位杂交并结合分子生物学手段,对12份巨穗小麦种质材料中的外源遗传物质进行了检测.结果表明,12份材料染色体数均为42,其中5份材料均具有一对小麦-黑麦(Triticum aestivum-Secalecereal)1BL/1RS易位染色体和一对中间偃麦草(Agropyron intermedium Garten)染色体、3份材料只具有一对中间偃麦草染色体、3份材料只具一对1BL/1RS染色体、1份材料无1BL/1RS和中间偃麦草染色体.进一步细胞学分析表明,此中间偃麦草染色体代换了普通小麦(Triticum aestivum L.)中的2D染色体,因其良好的同源补偿性,表示为2Ai.同时对2Ai在巨穗小麦种质中存在的遗传学意义及小麦遗传改良中的应用进行了讨论.     

不同居群白木香的染色体研究

采用常规压片法和改良BSG法对3个居群白木香的染色体核型及Giemsa C-带带型进行研究。结果表明:3个居群白木香的核型均属2B类型,其中广西居群白木香的核型公式为2n=16=4m+8sm+4st;其他两个居群白木香的核型公式为2n=16=6m+6sm+4st,居群间核型变异不明显。白木香的C带带型为CIT型,具有着丝粒带、中间带、端带和全带。3个居群白木香C带的分布、数目和类型不完全一样,出现了带型的多态性。