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Metaphase-I chromosome associations in every diploid and polyploid species of the genus Aegilops were studied using C-banding in order to analyse the cytogenetic behaviour of the whole complement as well as of specific genomes in different polyploid species. Differences were observed in the frequency of associations per cell among different species of the same ploidic level and even between species sharing the same genomic constitution. Differences were also found between different genomes within the same polyploid species and between the same genome when present in several diploid and polyploid species. Several factors proposed as having an influence on the frequency of metaphase-I associations, such as chromosome morphology, C-heterochromatin content, genetic control and genome interactions, are discussed. Most of the polyploid Aegilops species showed a diploid-like behaviour at metaphase I although multivalents involving homoeologous associations were occasionally observed in Ae. biuncialis, Ae. juvenalis and Ae. crassa(6x); therefore, the Aegilops diploidising genetic system is not equally effective in all polyploid species.
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Cuñado, N. Analysis of metaphase I chromosome association in species of the genus Aegilops . Theoret. Appl. Genetics 85, 283–292 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00222872
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