Mitotic behavior in root tips in Brachiaria genotypes with meiotic chromosome elimination during microsporogenesis.
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Three accessions of Brachiaria brizantha, three of B. humidicola, and two interspecific hybrids between B. ruziziensis and B. brizantha were analyzed with regard to their mitotic behavior in root tips. All these genotypes revealed chromosome elimination or lack of chromosome affinity in previous analyses of microsporogenesis. Analyses of root tips showed a normal mitotic division in all accessions and hybrids, reinforcing the notion that the genetic control of meiosis is totally independent of that of mitosis. The implications of these findings for the Brachiaria breeding program are discussed.
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Braquiária, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil, Feed crops, Feed grasses, Melhoramento genético vegetal, Brachiaria, Gramínea forrageira, Planta Forrageira, Citogenética vegetal, Crops, Plant breeding, Cytogenetics, Brazil