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Chromosomes of Ginkgo biloba

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Ginkgo Biloba A Global Treasure

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This review is an attempt to summarize all cytogenetic studies in Ginkgo biloba including chromosome number, karyotype, chromosome banding, physical mapping, and genome size. Because several karyotypes and idiograms in which chromosomes were arranged in various orders have been reported, I wish to propose a standard karyotype for future study. I show some results of fluorescent banding and physical mapping of ribosomal RNA genes. These results are discussed with the sex chromosomes. The techniques of chromosome observation are appended in the last section for future chromosome studies.

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  1. Biological Institute, Faculty of Education, Ehime University, 3 Bunkyo, Matsuyama, Ehime 790, Japan

    Masahiro Hizume

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  1. Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tenno-dai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305, Japan

    Terumitsu Hori Dr. (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Division of Natural Sciences, International Christian University, 3-10-2 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181, Japan

    Robert W. Ridge Ph.D. (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

  3. Department of Science, Antioch College, 795 Livermore Street, 45387, Yellow Springs, OH, USA

    Walter Tulecke Ph.D. (Professor Emeritus) (Professor Emeritus)

  4. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, 125 Arborway, 02130, Jamaica Plain, MA, USA

    Peter Del Tredici Ph.D. (Director) (Director)

  5. Laboratory of Cellular Biology and Plant Biochemistry Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Francois Rabelais University, 31 Avenue Monge, 37200, Tours, France

    Jocelyne Trémouillaux-Guiller Dr.

  6. Faculty of Integrated Human Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-nihonmatsu, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-01, Japan

    Hiroshi Tobe Dr. (Professor) (Professor)

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Hizume, M. (1997). Chromosomes of Ginkgo biloba . In: Hori, T., Ridge, R.W., Tulecke, W., Del Tredici, P., Trémouillaux-Guiller, J., Tobe, H. (eds) Ginkgo Biloba A Global Treasure. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68416-9_9

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