New perspectives on the mechanisms of chromosome evolution in parasitic flowering plants

Batia Pazy*, Uzi Plitmann

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In an attempt to find any association between chromosomal characters and parasitism, a cytological study of parasitic flowering plants in Israel has been carried out. While no such association was found, evidence for three levels of chromosome evolution could be discerned: intra-chromosomal modifications, polyploidy per se, and genome restructuring in polyploids. Our conclusions may serve as a paradigm of the multiple pathways of chromosomal evolution in plants in general.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)117-122
Number of pages6
JournalBotanical Journal of the Linnean Society
Volume138
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

Keywords

  • Dioecious plants
  • Diploidization
  • Holocentric (holokinetic) chromosomes
  • Permanent translocation heterozygotes
  • Polyploidy

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