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The asymmetric meiosis in pentaploid dogroses (Rosa sect. Caninae) is associated with a skewed distribution of rRNA gene families in the gametes.
Heredity - 1 Oct 2008
Kovarik A, Werlemark G, Leitch A R, Souckova-Skalicka K, Lim Y K, Khaitová L, Koukalova B, Nybom H
Abstract excerpt
In pentaploid dogroses, Rosa section Caninae (2n=5x=35), the pollen transmits one basic genome (x=7) derived from the seven segregating bivalents, whereas the egg transmits four basic genomes (4x=28) one set derived from the segregation of seven bivalents and three sets of univalent-forming chromosomes. Chromosomes from all five genomes carry 18-5.8-26S nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sites. This mode of sexual...
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