Chiasmata and the breeding system in wild populations of diploid wheats

Y. Zarchi*, G. Simchen, J. Hillel, Tamar Schaap

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Abstract

Seven populations of the selfer Triticum longissimum (= Aegilops longissima) and five populations of the closely related outbreeder T. speltoides (= Ae. speltoides) were scored for chiasma frequencies in pollen mother cells. The populations of the selfer have significantly higher frequencies of chiasmata than the outbreeding populations. This difference becomes even clearer when interstitial chiasmata alone are compared. It is argued that an optimal degree of effective recombination is achieved by the balance between outbreeding and interstitial chiasmata. - There are wider differences between the selfing populations than between the outbreeding populations, but the differences between families (within populations) are small in both species. Variation between plants within families seems to be lower in the selfer, but nevertheless high enough to be inexplicable on the basis of selfing alone. - Small populations subject to hardship conditions show a higher frequency of chiasmata than others.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)77-94
Number of pages18
JournalChromosoma
Volume38
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1972

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