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DEFICIENCY of whole chromosomes is normally viable in species with polyploid ancestry where previous duplication of chromosomes seems to compensate for missing genetic material. Monosomic organisms that are basically diploid are rare, and the present report of a monosomic specimen of Chrysanthemum carinatum is of interest since this species is considered a basic diploid in the unique polyploids-complex system of this genus which shows a wide range of somatic chromosome numbers extending from 18 to 198 (ref. 1).
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RANA, R. Monosomic Interchange Heterozygote of Diploid Chrysanthemum. Nature 206, 532–533 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/206532b0
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