Karyotype morphology and evolution in some Lathyrus (Fabaceae) species of southern Brazil

The karyotypes of Lathyrus nervosus Lam., L. pubescens Hook. et Arn., L. paranensis Burk. and L. crassipes Gill ap. Hook et Arn., native to Rio Grande do Sul (southern Brazil), are described in detail for the first time. All taxa have 2n = 14 chromosomes. The karyotypic formulae were 2 m + 12 sm for...

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Main Authors: Adriane Klamt, Maria Teresa Schifino-Wittmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2000-06-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572000000200036