The karyotype of Nothoscordum arenarium Herter (Gilliesioideae, Alliaceae): a populational and cytomolecular analysis
The genus Nothoscordum Kunth comprises approximately 20 species native to South America. Karyologically, the genus is remarkable for its large chromosomes and Robertsonian translocations. Variation in chromosome number has been recorded in a few polyploid species and it is unknown among diploids. Th...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
2009-01-01
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Series: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572009000100016 |