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Detailed meiotic analysis in 28 North West Himalayan populations of dioecious plant Rumex acetosa L. was carried out. The species is generally discussed as an important plant having sex chromosomes. Male meiosis in all the studied populations clearly showed the formation of six bivalents and one trivalent during diakinesis and metaphase-I. The sex chromosomes in male plants exhibit a chain of trivalent (Y1–X–Y2). In addition, among the presently investigated populations ring-shaped trivalents were also observed for the first time in the species. Varied frequency of abnormal segregation of sex trivalent was also observed leading to XY:Y segregation instead of normal X:Y1Y2 segregation. A majority of the populations exhibit normal meiosis. Plants of six populations show meiotic abnormalities like cytomixis, laggards, bridges, chromatin stickiness, etc., leading to reduced pollen fertility. Translocation between an autosome and sex chromosomes was also observed in some of the populations. 0–1B chromosomes were noticed in one population. This is the first ever meiotic analysis of the species from India.
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Farooq, U., Lovleen & Saggoo, M.I.S. Male meiosis and behaviour of sex chromosomes in different populations of Rumex acetosa L. from the Western Himalayas, India. Plant Syst Evol 300, 287–294 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-013-0881-z
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