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SOME NOTES ON THE DIPLOID CHROMOSOME NUMBER OF THE GENUS ACORUS L. (ARACEAE)
Author(s) -
Wieffering J. H.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
acta botanica neerlandica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.871
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1438-8677
pISSN - 0044-5983
DOI - 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1972.tb00810.x
Subject(s) - araceae , ploidy , genus , biology , chromosome number , somatic cell , chromosome , meiosis , zygote , botany , zoology , evolutionary biology , genetics , karyotype , embryo , gene , embryogenesis
SUMMARY The meiotic chromosome number of a specimen of the genus Acorus L. from North Thailand proved to be 12. This confirms 24 as the diploid somatic number of the genus and not 18 as is sometimes supposed.