Molecular cytogenetic characterization of the dioecious Cannabis sativa with an XY chromosome sex determination system.

Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) was karyotyped using by DAPI/C-banding staining to provide chromosome measurements, and by fluorescence in situ hybridization with probes for 45 rDNA (pTa71), 5S rDNA (pCT4.2), a subtelomeric repeat (CS-1) and the Arabidopsis telomere probes. The karyotype has 18 autosomes...

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Main Authors: Mikhail G Divashuk, Oleg S Alexandrov, Olga V Razumova, Ilya V Kirov, Gennady I Karlov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3897423?pdf=render