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Interchange quadrivalents and chromosome order at meiotic metaphase I in Briza L. (Gramineae)

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In interchange heterozygotes of Briza humilis and B. media the interchange quadrivalent is shown to be preferentially positioned in flattened, lateral spreads at metaphase I. The positioning of the interchange quadrivalents is different in the two species but in both the frequency of alternate or adjacent orientation is different for different positions on the metaphase plate. B chromosomes in B. humilis are found to alter the positioning of the quadrivalent and the B chromosomes themselves are also found to show a nonrandom distribution on the metaphase plate.

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand

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Murray, B.G. Interchange quadrivalents and chromosome order at meiotic metaphase I in Briza L. (Gramineae). Chromosoma 94, 293–296 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00290859

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