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Ultrastructural Evidence for the Flawless Transmission of a Dicentric Chromosome in Aloe vera. L.

Year: 2003

Type: article

Abstract: Electronmicroscopic study has revealed a dicentric chromosome in the root tip cells of diploid Aloe vera, hitherto unreported in somatic cells of plants. The morphological aspects are described and the implications of such structural features of the dicentric are addressed in a functional perspective. It is also proposed that the presence of two functional kinetochores need not invariably lead to chromosome instability and loss.

Source: CYTOLOGIA

DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.68.211

Authors: T. G. Umesh, R. M. Ranganath

Institution: Bangalore University

Language: English

Topic: Chromosomal and Genetic Variations

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

OpenAlex ID: W2111244067

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Cites: 53

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