期刊
JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH
卷 122, 期 4, 页码 439-444出版社
SPRINGER JAPAN KK
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-009-0232-x
关键词
2n pollen; Chrysanthemum; Meiosis; Polyploidy; Syncyte
资金
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [18370036]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [18370036] Funding Source: KAKEN
Polyploidy, which is thought to have played an important role in plant evolution and speciation, is prevalent in Chrysanthemum (x = 9). In fact, polyploid series are known in C. zawadskii (2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, and 10x) and C. indicum (2x, 4x, and 6x), but the mechanism by which polyploidization occurs is unknown. Here we show that in diploid individuals of both C. zawadskii and C. indicum, the fusion between two adjacent pollen mother cells (PMCs) occurs at a frequency of 1.1-1.3% early in the first meiotic division. While possessing the chromosomes of both PMCs, the fused cell or syncyte undertakes subsequent meiotic division processes as a single large PMC, producing four 2n pollen grains that are able to germinate. Despite their low frequency, syncyte formation may have played a major role in the production of infraspecific polyploids in Chrysanthemum.
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