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DNA content, chromosome composition, and isozyme patterns inPlantago L.

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Retrospective as well as recent records on DNA content, chromosome composition, and isozyme variation were analyzed critically to trace the evolution of species of the genusPlantago. Both in vivo as well as in vitro data were taken into consideration. The species withX 6 were considered to be ancestral, whereas those withX= 5 were considered to be more advanced. The cultivated species withX= 4 was thought to be a derivative ofX = 5. The data on isozyme variation supported the findings derived from DNA and chromosome composition.

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Aussi bien les données anciennes que récentes sur le contenu en ADN, le nombre de chromosomes et les variations enzymatiques ont été analysées d’une maniére approfondie pour retrouver l’évolution des espéces dans le genrePlantago. Les résultats in vivo et in vitro ont été pris en consideration. Nous avons envisage les espéces ayantX = 6 comme ancestrales, celles ayantX= 5 comme les plus evoluées et l’espéce cultivée (X= 4) comme derivée de l’espéceX= 5. Les données sur les variations enzymatiques renforcent les resultats du contenu en ADN et du nombre de chromosomes.

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Pramanik, S., Raychaudhuri, S.S. DNA content, chromosome composition, and isozyme patterns inPlantago L.. Bot. Rev 63, 124–139 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02935929

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