Genome size variation in Hordeum spontaneum populations

Genome ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 1094-1099 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timo Turpeinen ◽  
Johanna Kulmala ◽  
Eviatar Nevo
Keyword(s):  
Flow Cytometry ◽  
Genome Size ◽  
Intraspecific Variation ◽  
Wild Barley ◽  
Size Variation ◽  
Hordeum Spontaneum ◽  
Genome Size Variation ◽  
Propidium Iodide Staining ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Positive Correlations

Populations of wild barley, Hordeum spontaneum (C. Koch), originating from 10 ecologically and geographically different sites in Israel, were assessed for genome size. Measurements were obtained by flow cytometry using propidium iodide staining. Genome sizes ranged from 9.35 to 9.81 pg. Variance analysis indicated a significant difference between populations. Genome sizes were positively correlated with mean January temperature. Our results corroborate previous findings of intraspecific variation in genome size from different plant species. The positive correlations between climate and genome size suggest that the latter is adaptive and determined by natural selection.Key words: Hordeum spontaneum, genome size, flow cytometry, intraspecific variation, natural selection.

Genome-size variation in bivalve molluscs determined by flow cytometry

1996 ◽  
Vol 126 (3) ◽  
pp. 489-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Rodr�guez-Ju�z ◽  
M. Torrado ◽  
J. M�ndez
Keyword(s):  
Flow Cytometry ◽  
Genome Size ◽  
Size Variation ◽  
Bivalve Molluscs ◽  
Genome Size Variation

The genome sizes of Hordeum species show considerable variation

Genome ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 730-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juha Kankanpää ◽  
Alan H. Schulman ◽  
Leena Mannonen
Keyword(s):  
Flow Cytometry ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare ◽  
Genome Size ◽  
Nuclear Dna ◽  
Size Variation ◽  
Nuclear Dna Content ◽  
Meiotic Pairing ◽  
Genome Size Variation ◽  
Dapi Staining ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare Ssp

Hordeum, distributed worldwide in temperate zones, is the second largest genus in the tribe Triticeae and includes diploid, tetraploid, and hexaploid species. We determined, by DAPI staining and flow cytometry, the nuclear DNA content for 35 accessions of the genus Hordeum, from a total of 19 species, including specimens of 2 cultivars and 2 landraces of Hordeum vulgare ssp. vulgare as well as samples of 12 Hordeum vulgare ssp. spontaneum populations. Genome sizes ranged from 5.69 to 9.41 pg for the G1 nuclei of the diploids, and from 13.13 to 18.36 pg for those of the tetraploids. This constitutes a 1.7-fold variation for the diploids, contrasting with a 4% variation previously reported. For H. vulgare ssp. vulgare (barley), the accessions examined differed by 18%. These variations in genome size cannot be correlated with meiotic pairing groups (I, H, X, Y) or with proposed phylogenetic relationships within the genus. Genome size variation between barley accessions cannot be related to status as cultivated or wild, or to climatic or geological gradients. We suggest these data may indicate rapid but sporadic changes in genome size within the genus. Key words : barley, Hordeum, Triticeae, genome size, flow cytometry.

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.

Genome size variation in Hordeum spontaneum populations

Genome ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 1094-1099 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timo Turpeinen ◽  
Johanna Kulmala ◽  
Eviatar Nevo
Keyword(s):  
Genome Size ◽  
Size Variation ◽  
Hordeum Spontaneum ◽  
Genome Size Variation

scholarly journals Genome size variation in the pine fusiform rust pathogenCronartium quercuumf.sp.fusiformeas determined by flow cytometry

Mycologia ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 102 (6) ◽  
pp. 1295-1302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire L. Anderson ◽  
Thomas L. Kubisiak ◽  
C. Dana Nelson ◽  
Jason A. Smith ◽  
John M. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Flow Cytometry ◽  
Genome Size ◽  
Size Variation ◽  
Genome Size Variation ◽  
Fusiform Rust

Genome size variation in Begonia

Genome ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (10) ◽  
pp. 829-838 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelo Dewitte ◽  
Leen Leus ◽  
Tom Eeckhaut ◽  
Ives Vanstechelman ◽  
Johan Van Huylenbroeck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Cytometry ◽  
Chromosome Number ◽  
Genome Size ◽  
Size Variation ◽  
South American ◽  
Chromosome Size ◽  
Genome Size Variation ◽  
Length Width ◽  
South American Origin ◽  
Secondary Constrictions

The genome sizes of a Begonia collection comprising 37 species and 23 hybrids of African, Asiatic, Middle American, and South American origin were screened using flow cytometry. Within the collection, 1C values varied between 0.23 and 1.46 pg DNA. Genome sizes were, in most cases, not positively correlated with chromosome number, but with pollen size. A 12-fold difference in mean chromosome size was found between the genotypes with the largest and smallest chromosomes. In general, chromosomes from South American genotypes were smaller than chromosomes of African, Asian, or Middle American genotypes, except for B. boliviensis and B. pearcei. Cytological chromosome studies in different genotypes showed variable chromosome numbers, length, width, and total chromosome volume, which confirmed the diversity in genome size. Large secondary constrictions were present in several investigated genotypes. These data show that chromosome number and structure exhibit a great deal of variation within the genus Begonia, and likely help to explain the large number of taxa found within the genus.

scholarly journals Intraspecific Genome Size Variation in Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo)

HortScience ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 949-951 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Lane Rayburn ◽  
Mosbah M. Kushad ◽  
Wanisari Wannarat
Keyword(s):  
Flow Cytometry ◽  
Genome Size ◽  
Cucurbita Pepo ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Size Variation ◽  
Fruit Morphology ◽  
Genome Size Variation ◽  
A Genome ◽  
Size Variability

Genome size has recently been reported to vary 16% in pumpkins (Cucurbita spp.). The majority of this variation can be attributed to genome size differences in pumpkins of various taxonomical classes. The purpose of this study was to determine if intraspecific genome size variability could be detected by flow cytometry in Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo pumpkin cultivars with similar fruit morphology. The pie pumpkins group was chosen for this study because of their similar fruit size, shape, and color. Genome sizes ranged from 1.109 pg in Spooktacular to 1.064 pg in Small Sugar. Spooktacular had a genome size larger than Small Sugar in all three experiments. Therefore, intraspecific genome size variation does exist in C. pepo subsp. pepo among pumpkin cultivars of similar fruit morphology.

scholarly journals Genome size variation in Deschampsia cespitosa sensu lato (Poaceae) in Eurasia

2022 ◽  
Vol 308 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Greimler ◽  
Eva M. Temsch ◽  
Zhiqing Xue ◽  
Hanna Weiss-Schneeweiss ◽  
Polina Volkova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genome Size ◽  
Size Variation ◽  
Genome Size Variation ◽  
Geographic Scale ◽  
Reproduction Mode ◽  
Ploidy Levels ◽  
Deschampsia Cespitosa ◽  
Flow Cytometric ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Disturbed Habitats

AbstractThe grass Deschampsia cespitosa is a variable taxon out of which many varieties, subspecies and endemic species have been separated. In this paper, the variation in genome size (GS) and ploidy of this grass including several of its subspecies and two related species in Eurasia was investigated by flow cytometric (FCM) measurements. GS and ploidy data were also related to specific environments and reproduction mode. Ploidy levels found by FCM were confirmed by chromosome counts of diploid (2n = 28) and tetraploid (2n = 52) samples. Seminiferous (seed bearing) D. cespitosa was mainly diploid (GS between 3.754 and 5.438 pg/1C). GS variation in diploids showed a geographic pattern with a significant difference (H = 41,441, P < 0.001) between European (median = 4.377 pg) and Asian (median = 4.881 pg) accessions. Genome size (1C) in tetraploids ranged from 7.9426 to 9.0399 pg. Tetraploid seminiferous D. cespitosa was found mostly in disturbed habitats in western and southern Europe, while tetraploids in Asia were registered in wet Arctic habitats. Genome size (1C between 8.3278 and 8.8603 pg) of the pseudoviviparous plants (spikelets produce plantlets asexually) of wet habitats in central and northern Europe indicated tetraploidy. A putative triploid (GS 6.6817 pg) was detected in Iceland. Summing up, we found a high variation in GS on the geographic scale with significant regional differences in diploid D. cespitosa. Among the tetraploids, the asexually reproducing plants were bound to specific habitats, while the seminiferous plants showed a habitat preference similar to the diploids.

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