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The control of chloroplast number in wheat mesophyll cells
Authors:K. A. Pyke  R. M. Leech
Affiliation:(1) Department of Biology, University of York, Heslington, Y01 5DD York, UK
Abstract:Chloroplast number per cell and mesophyll cell plan area were determined in populations of separated cells from the primary leaves of different wheat species representing three levels of ploidy. Mean chloroplast number per cell increases with ploidy level as mean cell size increases. But in addition the analysis of individual cells clearly shows that cells of a similar size but from species of different ploidies have similar numbers of chloroplasts. We conclude that the number of chloroplasts within a cell is closely correlated (P<0.001) with the size of the cell and this relationship is consistent for species of different ploidies over a wide range of cell sizes. These results are discussed in relation to the hypothesis that chloroplast number in leaf mesophyll cells is determined by the size of the cell.
Keywords:Cell size  Chloroplast number  Mesophyll cell  Triticum (chloroplast number)
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