Cytogenetics of Mimosa bimucronata (DC.) O. Kuntze (Mimosoideae, Leguminosae): chromosome number, polysomaty and meiosis.

Chromosome numbers (somatic and/or gametic) were determined in 50 populations of M. bimucronata (DC.) O.Kuntze collected in the species area of distribution in Rio Grande do Sul, south Brazil. All populations were diploid (2n = 2x = 26,n = 13). Polysomatic (mostly tetraploid) cells were detected in...

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Main Authors: Denise Olkoski, Maria Teresa Schifino Wittmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Plant Breeding 2011-06-01
Series:Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://www.sbmp.org.br/cbab/siscbab/uploads/c8eb9792-b66b-b864.pdf