Interspecific genetic diversity in 15 species of Cassia L. Evident by chromosome and 4C nuclear DNA analysis

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 664-670

  Mohanty, S ^a   Das, Anath Bandhu ^a  

^a Regional Plant Resource Centre India   (India)

Author keywords

4C nuclear DNA; Cassia; Chromosome number; Interspecific relationship; Karyotype; Legume

Indexed keywords

1,4 DICHLOROBENZENE; CELL NUCLEUS DNA; ESCULIN; PLANT DNA;

ANEUPLOIDY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CYTOPHOTOMETRY; DIPLOIDY; DNA CONTENT; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; KARYOTYPING; MERISTEM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PLANT CHROMOSOME; PLANT ROOT; PLANT TAXONOMY; POLYPLOIDY; SENNA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

CASSIA ABSUS; CASSIA FISTULA; CASSIA GRANDIS; CASSIA ROXBURGHII;

EID: 33750172608     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2006.664.670     Document Type: Article

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