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Meiotic aberrations during 2n pollen formation in Begonia.
Heredity - 1 Feb 2010
Dewitte A, Eeckhaut T, Van Huylenbroeck J, Van Bockstaele E
Abstract excerpt
Unreduced gametes are the driving force for the polyploidization of plants in nature, and are also an important tool for ploidy breeding. The final heterozygosity of a 2n pollen grain depends on the cytological mechanism behind 2n pollen formation. In this study, chromosome pairing and chromosome segregation during the microsporogenesis of seven Begonia genotypes were analysed using fluorescent chromosome...
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