Giemsa C-banded karyotypes of some diploidArtemisia species |
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Authors: | Maria Mendelak Dieter Schweizer |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden of the University, Rennweg 14, A-1030 Vienna, Austria |
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Abstract: | Detailed C-banded karyotypes of eight diploidArtemisia species from three different sections are reported together with preliminary observations on three additional related diploid species. In the majority, the overall amount of banding is relatively low. Bands are mostly confined to distal chromosome regions; intercalary banding is virtually absent and centromeric heterochromatin is also scarce. With the exception ofA. judaica there is in general great uniformity in karyotype structure but considerable interspecific variation in total karyotype length (and hence DNA content) ranging from 44 µm inA. capillaris (2n = 18) to 99 µm inA. atrata (2n = 18).A. judaica (2n = 16; total karyotype length 97 µm) was distinguished by its karyomorphology, with one large non-banded metacentric chromosome pair and 7 pairs of smaller terminally banded meta- or submetacentric chromosomes. |
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Keywords: | Angiosperms Asteraceae (Compositae) Anthemideae Artemisia Chromosome banding heterochromatin karyosystematics |
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