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Cytotaxonomical studies of West Bengal charophyta: Karyotype analysis in Chara braunii

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The paper deals with cytotaxonomic studies of three forms ofChara braunii-f.coromandelina (n = 14), f.schweinitzii (n = 14) and f.kurzii (n = 28) from West Bengal (India). An improved technique involving the use of a pretreating agent permitted a detailed analysis of the karyotypes of the three taxa studied. It has been concluded that structural alterations of chromosomes and polyploidy are associated with evolution of phenotypic differences in theChara braunii complex. The phylogenetic status ofChara braunii in the light of the present investigation is discussed.

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Chatterjee, P. Cytotaxonomical studies of West Bengal charophyta: Karyotype analysis in Chara braunii. Hydrobiologia 49, 171–174 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00772686

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