Chromosome size variation during pollen grain development in Scilla sibirica

1985 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 417-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. C. Fivawo ◽  
H. Rees
Keyword(s):  
Size Variation ◽  
Pollen Grain ◽  
Chromosome Size ◽  
Grain Development ◽  
Scilla Sibirica

scholarly journals Meiosis and pollen grain development in Isolepis cernua f. cernua (Cyperaceae)

Caryologia ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 52 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 197-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.P. Dopchiz ◽  
L. Poggio
Keyword(s):  
Pollen Grain ◽  
Grain Development

scholarly journals Patterns of genome size variation in snapping shrimp

Genome ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 393-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas W. Jeffery ◽  
Kristin Hultgren ◽  
Solomon Tin Chi Chak ◽  
T. Ryan Gregory ◽  
Dustin R. Rubenstein
Keyword(s):  
Genome Size ◽  
Phylogenetic Signal ◽  
Size Variation ◽  
Diverse Group ◽  
Chromosome Size ◽  
Genome Size Variation ◽  
Large Genome ◽  
Large Genome Size ◽  
Single Genus ◽  
Geographic Regions

Although crustaceans vary extensively in genome size, little is known about how genome size may affect the ecology and evolution of species in this diverse group, in part due to the lack of large genome size datasets. Here we investigate interspecific, intraspecific, and intracolony variation in genome size in 39 species of Synalpheus shrimps, representing one of the largest genome size datasets for a single genus within crustaceans. We find that genome size ranges approximately 4-fold across Synalpheus with little phylogenetic signal, and is not related to body size. In a subset of these species, genome size is related to chromosome size, but not to chromosome number, suggesting that despite large genomes, these species are not polyploid. Interestingly, there appears to be 35% intraspecific genome size variation in Synalpheus idios among geographic regions, and up to 30% variation in Synalpheus duffyi genome size within the same colony.

Nuclear variations and tapetum polyploidy related to pollen grain development in Passiflora L. (Passifloraceae)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Letícia M. Parteka ◽  
Jorge E. A. Mariath ◽  
André L. L. Vanzela ◽  
Adriano Silvério
Keyword(s):  
Pollen Grain ◽  
Grain Development

Chromosomal size variation in Trypanosoma cruzi is mainly progressive and is evolutionarily informative

Parasitology ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 124 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. HENRIKSSON ◽  
J. C. DUJARDIN ◽  
C. BARNABÉ ◽  
S. BRISSE ◽  
G. TIMPERMAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trypanosoma Cruzi ◽  
Random Amplified Polymorphic Dna ◽  
Clonal Evolution ◽  
Size Variation ◽  
Evolutionary Significance ◽  
Size Difference ◽  
Enzyme Electrophoresis ◽  
Chromosome Size ◽  
Size Polymorphism ◽  
Branching Points

The evolutionary significance of chromosome size polymorphism was explored in a representative panel of 26 Trypanosoma cruzi stocks. We tested a progressive model (aCSDI) assuming that the larger the size difference between homologous chromosomes, the more divergent the parasites are. This was contrasted with a non-progressive model (Jaccard's distance), in which any chromosome size difference has the same weight. ACSDI-based dendrograms were very similar to those built-up from multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MLEE) and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) data: structuring in 2 major lineages (T. cruzi I and T. cruzi II) and 5 small subdivisions within T. cruzi II was identical, and branching was very similar. Furthermore, a significant correlation (P<0·001) was observed between aCSDI and phenetic distances calculated from MLEE and RAPD data. In contrast, analysis of chromosome size polymorphism with Jaccard's distance generated dendrograms with relatively long branches, causing most branching points to cluster close together, which generates statistically uncertain branching points. Our results thus support a model of progressive chromosome size-variation and show that despite an extensive polymorphism, chromosomal sizes constitute valuable characters for evolutionary analyses. Furthermore, our data are consistent with the clonal evolution model previously proposed for T. cruzi.

The Ultrastructure of Pollen Grain Development inLycopersicum Peruvianum

Caryologia ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 37 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 21-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ettore Pacini ◽  
Barrie Juniper
Keyword(s):  
Pollen Grain ◽  
Grain Development

scholarly journals Genome size variation and karyotype diversity in eight taxa of Sorbus sensu stricto (Rosaceae) from China

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-148
Author(s):  
Jiabao Li ◽  
Kailin Zhu ◽  
Qin Wang ◽  
Xin Chen
Keyword(s):  
Flow Cytometry ◽  
Genome Size ◽  
Size Variation ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Chromosome Size ◽  
Chromosome Counting ◽  
Genome Size Variation ◽  
Ploidy Levels ◽  
First Time ◽  
Karyotype Symmetry

Eight taxa of Sorbus Linnaeus, 1753 sensu stricto (Rosaceae) from China have been studied karyologically through chromosome counting, chromosomal measurement and karyotype symmetry. Genome size was also estimated by flow cytometry. Six taxa, S. amabilis Cheng ex T.T.Yu et K.C.Kuan, 1963, S. hupehensis var. paucijuga (D.K. Zang et P.C. Huang, 1992) L.T. Lu, 2000, S. koehneana C.K. Schneider, 1906, S. pohuashanensis (Hance, 1875) Hedlund, 1901, S. scalaris Koehne, 1913 and S. wilsoniana C.K. Schneider, 1906 are diploids with 2n = 34, whereas two taxa, S. filipes Handel-Mazzetti,1933 and S. ovalis McAllister, 2005 are tetraploid with 2n = 68. In general, the chromosome size is mainly small, and karyotypes are symmetrical with predominance of metacentric chromosomes. Genome size variation of diploids and tetraploids is 1.401 pg –1.676 pg and 2.674 pg –2.684 pg, respectively. Chromosome numbers of S. amabilis and S. hupehensis var. paucijuga, and karyotype and genome size of eight taxa studied are reported for the first time. This study emphasised the reliability of flow cytometry in genome size determination to infer ploidy levels in Chinese native Sorbus species.

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