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Meiosis was studied in several clones of Saccharum spontaneum with chromosome numbers ranging from 2n=40 to 2n=126. Abnormalities recorded include occurrence of univalents, pseudo bivalents, multivalents, heteromorphic or unequal bivalents, chromosome mosaicism, secondary association of bivalents, and complement fractionation. Their origin and importance are discussed.
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Sreenivasan, T.V., Jagathesan, D. Meiotic abnormalities in Saccharum spontaneum . Euphytica 24, 543–549 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00028230
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