Abstract
Sporadic instances of tetrasomaty in the primary and secondary roots of five varieties ofCicer arietinum Linn. are illustrated. The phenomenon was more common in Varieties I and II. The SAT-chromosomes are reliable guides to estimate the degree of polysomaty, since pre-treatment withp-dichlorobenzene revealed that cell types with 32 chromosomes at metaphase had two pairs of SAT-chromosomes associated with the nucleolus at prophase. Tetrasomatic cells appear to be limited to the dermatogen and periblem. Higher degrees of polysomaty were not observed.
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Meenakshi, G., Subramaniam, M.K. Tetrasomaty in the roots ofCicer arietinum Linn.. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 66, 192–199 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03052184
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