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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 117-122 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society |
| Volume | 138 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2002 |
Keywords
- Dioecious plants
- Diploidization
- Holocentric (holokinetic) chromosomes
- Permanent translocation heterozygotes
- Polyploidy
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