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Chromosome numbers in chelone (Scrophulariaceae)

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Meiotic and mitotic counts for all major taxa withinChelone show a euploid series: 2n = 28, 56, 84. A base number ofx = 14 is suggested. The distribution of numbers supports some previous taxonomic decisions. It raises questions about others, particularly those involving theC. glabra-C. obliqua complex. A root-tip technique involving digestion by “Pectinase” is described.

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    T. S. Cooperrider & G. A. McCready

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Cooperrider, T.S., McCready, G.A. Chromosome numbers in chelone (Scrophulariaceae). Brittonia 22, 175–183 (1970). https://doi.org/10.2307/2805811

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