POLYPLOIDY IN THE BASIDIOMYCETE CYATHUS STERCOREUS |
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Authors: | Benjamin C Lu |
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Institution: | Department of Botany, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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Abstract: | Chromosome analysis of the basidiomycete Cyathus stercoreus (Nidulariaceae) reveals that certain chromosomes of the haploid complement structurally resemble one another. These like chromosomes exhibit with high frequency a tendency to form quadrivalents or to show secondary association at diplotene and diakinesis of meiosis, suggesting some degree of homology. This indicates that C. stercoreus is a tetraploid species. It is suggested that the polyploidy of the present species may have resulted from allotetraploidy involving species which may have been evolved from a single ancestor. |
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