Cytogenetic Investigations on the Genus Chlorophytum

II. Reciprocal translocation in somatic chromosomes of Chlorophytum heynei, Baker (=C. heyneanum, Wall.)

Abstract

The somatic chromosome number in Chlorophytum heynei, Baker is 2n=14. The spontaneous occurrence of reciprocal translocation between a chromosome of the IV and another of the VII pair, involving the satellite, is reported in a few root tip cells. The cumulative effect of such changes may lead to the formation of new races with altered karyotypes.