PJB-2005-41
CHROMOSOME NUMBER AND KARYOTYPE ANALYSIS OF KALIDIOPSIS WAGENITZII AELLEN
AYSE NIHAL GÖMÜRGEN, HASIM ALTINÖZLÜ
Abstract
The endemic halophyte plant Kalidiopsis wagenitzii Aellen is the only species of Kalidiopsis genus of Turkey. The diploid chromosome number of K. wagenitzii was determined as 2n=18. Mitotic chromosomes from root tips of K. wagenitzii were analyzed cytologically. Nine pairs of chromosomes were numbered from 1 to 9 on the basis of their descending order of length. The average length of metaphase chromosomes was 3.202 m, varying from 2.653 m to 3.866 m. Total chromosome length was 31.786 m. There were no satellite chromosomes. The arm ratio ranged from 0.609 to 0.825 m. Eight of nine chromosome pairs had median chromosomes while only one (the third) had submedian chromosome.
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