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Chromosome studies in the grass subfamily Chloridoideae. I. Basic chromosome numbers
Author(s) -
Roodt Rouvay,
Spies Johan J.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/3647454
Subject(s) - subfamily , chromosome , biology , chromosome number , genetics , evolutionary biology , karyotype , gene
Two main basic chromosome numbers occur in the majority of southern African Chloridoideae, i.e., 9 and 10, the majority being x = 10. Two main evolutionary pathways, one following x = 10 and the other following an aneuploid/dysploid reduction to x = 9 are suggested for the subfamily. Evidence indicates that x = 9, 10 are paleopolyploid basic chromosome numbers, with x = 10 derived from x = 5. This corresponds to the closely related Panicoideae where five is accepted as the basic chromosome number.

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