ISSN:
1615-6110
Keywords:
Angiosperms
;
Liliaceae
;
Allium montanum
;
A. oleraceum
;
A. sphaerocephalon
;
Meiosis
;
chromosome pairing
;
synaptonemal complex
;
homologous alignment
;
pairing initiation
;
telosynapsis
;
axial thickenings
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Earlier observations on synaptonemal complex (SC) formation inAllium are supplemented by data from diploidA. sphaerocephalon, pentaploidA. oleraceum and allotetraploidA. senescens. Accumulating information about structures like lateral element thickenings and -doublings allows to draw conclusions about their nature. The occurrence of discrete intercalary and terminal homologous associations prior to synapsis is confirmed for a range ofAllium species and it is argued that they are a general phenomenon. Several hypotheses on homologous recognition and/or attraction are discussed in the light of the observations on homologous alignment inAllium.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00936338