Differences in Karyotype and Fluorochrome Banding Patterns among Variations of <i>Trichosanthes cucumerina</i> with Different Fruit Size

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  • Bhowmick Biplab Kumar
    Department of Botany, Scottish Church College CAS, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta
  • Jha Sumita
    CAS, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta

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  • Differences in karyotype and fluorochrome banding patterns among variations of Trichosanthes cucumerina with different fruit size

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<p>Snake gourd is an agriculturally important cucurbit vegetable recognized presently as the cultivar ‘Anguina’ of Trichosanthes cucumerina ssp. cucumerina. The wild type plant occurs naturally that produces small fruits (TCSF) and thus can be distinguished from the cultivar with large elongated fruits (TCLF). Presently, chromosomal features were revealed by modern cytogenetic methods to characterize the two types of plants. Chromosome preparations were standardized by an enzymatic maceration and air-drying method (EMA). The cultivars had considerably different karyotypes than the TCSF plants in spite of the same chromosome numbers (2n=22). EMA-DAPI based meiotic cell preparations reconfirmed gametic chromosome number (n=11) and showed regular chromosome behavior in both plant types. Karyomorphometric study with 14 inter- and intra-chromosomal symmetry/asymmetry indices advocated higher asymmetry in the karyotype of TCLF. The fluorochrome banding pattern of somatic chromosomes revealed the differential distribution of CMA and DAPI bands in the types of plants. TCSF plants were characterized by the presence of CMA bands in two pairs of chromosomes with secondary constrictions while DAPI bands were found in all chromosomes of the complements. On the contrary, DAPI bands were completely absent in TCLF while distal CMA bands were scored in two pairs of chromosomes with secondary constrictions and one pair of other chromosomes. CMA-DAPI banding patterns and karyomorphometric parameters had a significant impact on the evaluation of karyotype relations. The plants of TCSF and TCLF formed distinct groups and clusters in PCA plot and UPGMA phenogram, respectively. The variation in karyoevolutionary status and fluorochrome banding pattern between TCSF and TCLF plants could be utilized for further cytotaxonomic and phylogenetic revisions.</p>

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  • CYTOLOGIA

    CYTOLOGIA 84 (3), 237-245, 2019-09-25

    Japan Mendel Society, International Society of Cytology

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