HYBRID CHLOROSIS IN INTERSPECIFIC CROSSES OF OENOTHERA: POLYGENIC INHERITANCE OF THE NUCLEAR COMPONENT

1974 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 193-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. van der Meer

Interspecific hybrids between Oenothera hookeri or O. elata and O. argillicola are severely chlorotic and die as seedlings because the chloroplasts of either species are unable to function in the presence of the chromosome complex inherited from the other (Stubbe, 1959; Stinson, 1960). In the present investigation the chromosome complex of O. argillicola was genetically partitioned into a number of small sets of chromosomes by means of backcrosses, and the chlorosis-inducing potential of these sets on chloroplasts of O. hookeri and O. elata was determined. The chlorosis-inducing potential of sets of O. hookeri and O. elata chromosomes on the chloroplasts of O. argillicola was determined in a parallel series of crosses.In both series the results indicated that the nuclear component of hybrid chlororis was polygenic. No individual foreign chromosome produced an observable degree of chlorosis while various combinations produced various degrees of chlorosis. In general, the level of the chlorosis paralleled the number of foreign chromosomes in the hybrid, the F-1 hybrid in each case being the most severely affected.

Genetics ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 143 (4) ◽  
pp. 1739-1752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xavier Montagutelli ◽  
Rowena Turner ◽  
Joseph H Nadeau

Abstract Strong deviation of allele frequencies from Mendelian inheritance favoring Mus spretus-derived alleles has been described previously for X-linked loci in four mouse interspecific crosses. We reanalyzed data for three of these crosses focusing on the location of the gene(s) controlling deviation on the X chromosome and the genetic basis for incomplete deviation. At least two loci control deviation on the X chromosome, one near Xist (the candidate gene controlling X inactivation) and the other more centromerically located. In all three crosses, strong epistasis was found between loci near Xist and marker loci on the central portion of chromosome 2. The mechanism for this deviation from Mendelian expectations is not yet known but it is probably based on lethality of embryos carrying particular combinations of alleles rather than true segregation distortion during oogenesis in F1 hybrid females.


1998 ◽  
Vol 123 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-103
Author(s):  
Maureen C. O'Leary ◽  
Thomas H. Boyle

Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was used to study inheritance and linkage of isozymes in Easter cactus (Hatiora species and interspecific hybrids). Five isozyme systems were analyzed: aspartate aminotransferase (AAT), glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI), malate dehydrogenase (MDH), phosphoglucomutase (PGM), and triosephosphate isomerase (TPI). F1, F2, BC1, and S1 progeny were used for inheritance studies. Six polymorphic loci (Aat-1, Gpi-1, Mdh-1, Pgm-1, Pgm-2, and Tpi-2) were identified. Aat-1 and Pgm-1 were linked (recombination frequency = 26% ± 7%), but the other isozyme loci assorted independently. Aberrant segregation ratios were observed in at least one segregating family for all six isozyme loci. We hypothesize that segregation distortion was due to linkage between isozyme loci and other genes subject to pre- or postzygotic selection. The existence of five additional isozyme loci (Aat-2, Gpi-2, Mdh-2, Mdh-3, and Tpi-1) was inferred from segregation patterns and by comparison of isozyme profiles from phylloclades and pollen. These isozyme loci may prove useful for confirming hybridity in intra- and interspecific crosses, determining parentage of cultivars, and assessing genetic diversity in germplasm collections.


1963 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 266-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. G. Sficas

A probability distribution of chromosome separation to the poles was developed to test the randomness of movement of univalents in asynaptic material where a variable amount of meiotic pairing occurs. Two tables were calculated, one for 24 chromosomes which can be used for any even number equal or less than 24, and the other for 19 chromosomes which can be used for any odd number equal or less than 19.Three Nicotiana hybrids, namely N. glutinosa × N. otophora, N. glutinosa, N. sylvestris, and N. tabacum × N. glutinosa, and one polyhaploid were investigated. All hybrids had a tendency towards an equal distribution of unpaired chromosomes to the poles. The polyhaploid N. tabacum (with a substituted N. plumbaginifolia chromosome) had an opposite tendency, i.e. towards a flatter distribution than expected from random distribution of univalents. A short discussion of the problem is given.


Genome ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadeem Khan ◽  
Rodrigo Barba-Gonzalez ◽  
M. S. Ramanna ◽  
Richard G.F. Visser ◽  
Jaap M. Van Tuyl

Chromosomal recombination maps were constructed for three genomes of lily ( Lilium ) using GISH analyses. For this purpose, the backcross (BC) progenies of two diploid (2n = 2x = 24) interspecific hybrids of lily, viz. Longiflorum × Asiatic (LA) and Oriental × Asiatic (OA), were used. Mostly the BC progenies of LA hybrids consisted of both triploid (2n = 3x = 36) and diploid (2n = 2x = 24) with some aneuploid genotypes and those of OA hybrids consisted of triploid (2n = 3x = 36) and some aneuploid genotypes. In all cases, it was possible to identify the homoeologous recombinant chromosomes as well as accurately count the number of crossover points, which are called “recombination sites”. Recombination sites were estimated in the BC progeny of 71 LA and 41 OA genotypes. In the case of BC progenies of LA hybrids, 248 recombination sites were cytologically localized on 12 different chromosomes of each genome (i.e., L and A). Similarly, 116 recombinant sites were localized on the 12 chromosomes each from the BC progenies of OA hybrids (O and A genomes). Cytological maps were constructed on the basis of the percentages of distances (micrometres) of the recombination sites from the centromeres. Since an Asiatic parent was involved in both hybrids, viz. LA and OA, two maps were constructed for the A genome that were indicated as Asiatic (L) and Asiatic (O). The other two maps were Longiflorum (A) and Oriental (A). Remarkably, the recombination sites were highly unevenly distributed among the different chromosomes of all four maps. Because the recombination sites can be unequivocally identified through GISH, they serve as reliable landmarks and pave the way for assigning molecular markers or desirable genes to chromosomes of Lilium and also monitor introgression of alien segments.


1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 428-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. David ◽  
Daniel E. Keathley

Fifteen interspecific hybrids of Serbian spruce (Piceaomorika (Panc) Purkyne) and white spruce (Piceaglauca (Moench) Voss) representing five separate crosses, including reciprocals, were used to demonstrate maternal inheritance of mitochondrial DNA. Total DNA was extracted from foliage samples of Serbian spruce (S), white spruce (W), and both S(♂) × W(♀) and W(♂) × S(♀) hybrids, digested and probed with one of two maize mitochondrial genes, ATPaseα or COXII. ATPaseα generated diagnostic Serbian and white spruce genotypes for all five enzymes tested, while COXII differentiated between the two species for four of five enzymes. Maternal inheritance was indicated in all hybrids for every diagnostic enzyme–probe combination. No paternal or nonparental bands were detected. A dilution experiment indicated that the Serbian and white spruce mitochondrial DNA restriction fragment length polymorphisms could be detected in as little as 60 and 500 ng of total DNA, respectively. It appears that the mechanism that controls the inheritance of mitochondria in Picea is still functional in wide interspecific crosses.


1991 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 571 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Marohasy ◽  
PI Forster

The genus Cvptostegia R. Br. comprises two species, both of which are endemic to Madagascar. One species, C. grandiflora Roxb. ex R. Br., is widely naturalised in tropical regions of the world. The other species, C. madagascariensis Bojer ex Decne., comprises three varieties, of which C. madagascariensis var. glaberrima (Hochreutiner) J. Marohasy & P. Forster is a new combination, and C. madagascariensis var. septentrionalis J. Marohasy & P. Forster is newly described. Interspecific hybrids occur in a narrow zone where the two species are sympatric.


1944 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Vicente Moragues ◽  
Henry Pinkerton

Injected intracranially in the dba strain of mice, murine typhus rickettsiae caused a serially transmissible meningoencephalitis similar to that produced by psittacosis and certain other viruses. All injected mice of this strain suddenly became ill and approximately half of these animals died on the 5th and 6th days after injection. Swiss mice injected in parallel series showed illness in only a few animals, and no deaths occurred. These experiments were carried out at room temperatures ranging from 60–80°F. After intraperitoneal injection, a uniformly fatal rickettsial peritonitis developed in all dba mice kept at environmental temperatures of 65–73°F. or 70–80°F. Death occurred between the 3rd and 7th days after injection, depending somewhat on the dosage used. Among Swiss, brown agouti, and A albino mice injected in parallel series, the mortality was less than 60 per cent. These experiments indicate that mice of the dba strain are much more susceptible to murine typhus than are mice of the other three strains studied.


1986 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 581-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. A. Parrott ◽  
R. R. Smith

The endosperm balance number (EBN) hypothesis was first advanced to explain results from interspecific crosses in Solanum and later in Impatiens. According to the EBN hypothesis, normal endosperm development following intra- or inter-specific crosses depends on having a ratio of two EBNs from the female to one EBN from the male in the endosperm tissue. EBNs may differ among related species. Successful hybrids can be obtained between species with the same EBN. The ploidy level of an individual species can be varied to modify its EBN, making it cross compatible with a species sharing its modified EBN. Interspecific crosses within Trifolium have been limited and difficult. Crosses reported in the literature, including evidence from our own study, suggest that EBN is operating in Trifolium and have been used to assign EBN numbers to some clover species. The use of 2n eggs enabled two species, differing in EBN, to be crossed. An understanding of the EBN mechanism that operates in Trifolium should make successful interspecific hybrids easier to obtain in the future.Key words: endosperm balance number, hybrids (interspecific), 2n gametes, Trifolium.


Genome ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ib Linde-Laursen ◽  
Roland von Bothmer

One-hundred and nineteen progeny plants of crosses between one Hordeum lechleri (2n = 6x = 42) accession and the barley varieties 'Wong' and 'Igri' comprised 54 euploids (2n = 28), 8 hyperploids (2n = 29), 46 hypoploids (2n = 22 - 27), and 11 polyhaploids (2n = 21). Giemsa C-banding showed most interplant chromosome variation to be caused by elimination or, more seldom, duplication of barley chromosomes. The chromosomes of 'Wong' were preferentially lost in the order, 1H-4H-5H-3H-7H-2H-6H (5-4-7-3-1-2-6); those of 'Igri' in the order, 1H-3H or 6H-7H or 5H or 4H-2H (5-3 or 6-1 or 7 or 4-2), indicating different patterns of elimination. Over years chromosome elimination may be continuous. Hypoploid genomes of 'Wong' had the chromosomes arranged in the order, 1H-5H-2H-6H-7H-3H-4H (5-7-2-6-1-3-4), with a discontinuity between chromosomes 1H(5) and 4H(4); whereas in 'Igri' the order was (1H)-5H-2H-4H-7H-6H-3H-(1H) ((5)-7-2-4-1-6-3-(5)) with a discontinuity at 1H(5), indicating varietal differences. The patterns of barley chromosome elimination may be derived from chromosome orders. Elimination starts with a chromosome at the discontinuity, continues with the chromosome at the other end of the order, and proceeds more or less alternately towards the middle. In hybrids including 'Wong', duplication affected the two chromosomes situated at either end of barley chromosome order. A few older hybrids with 2n = 21 had three or four H.lechleri chromosomes substituted for as many barley chromosomes suggesting homoeology. Our observations support the hypothesis of an orderly arrangement of the chromosomes within genomes (Bennett 1981), but they do not agree with the idea of one 'natural karyotype' for each species (Bennett 1984b).Key words: Hordeum, interspecific hybrids, C-banding, chromosome elimination, chromosome order.


2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-22
Author(s):  
Rokhana Faizah ◽  
Sri Wening ◽  
Hernawan Yuli Rahmadi ◽  
Abdul Razak Purba

The oil palm species of Elaeis oleifera have some superior characters not possessed by E. guineensis species. The cross between E. oleifera x E. guineensis (E. o x E. g.) Is carried out to insert the superior character of E. oleifera into the E. guineensis species and to obtain individuals who possess a superior characteristic blend of both species. This study aims to determine the genetic diversity within and between populations of E. oleifera, as well as relationships between E. oleifera, E. guineensis and its interspecific hybrids. A total of 8 germplasm populations used were E. oleifera originating from Suriname and Brazil, E. guineensis population of Dura Deli and SP540T, and interspecific crosses of hybrid E. guineensis x E. oleifera from Colombia, hybrid E. guineensis x E. oleifera which is presumably from Colombia, as well as hybrid E. guineensis x E. oleifera from Brazil. A total of sixteen Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) markers were used to analyze 92 individuals from 8 populations. PCoA results show that 8 Elaeis populations cluster in each group. The hybrid population of E. guineensis x E. oleifera suspected of Colombia has a very close kinship relationship with hybrid E. guineensis x E. oleifera from Colombia and clumped in the same quadrant. This suggests that the hybrid is indeed a hybrid of E. guineensis x E. oleifera from Colombia. The population of E. oleifera from Suriname showed the lowest genetic diversity, with the number of different alleles, specific alleles, heterozygosity values, and the percentages of polymorphic loci sequentially were 1.37, 0.18, 0.09, and 37.50%. While the population of interspecific interspecific crossbreeds of the E. oleifera species showed the highest genetic diversity with values ​​of 3.81, 0.43, 0.62 and 100%.


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