Abstract
The maximum number of nucleoli organized at early telophase and that of secondary or satellited chromosomes attached to the fusion nucleolus at late prophase stage was studied in Savar- D-154 and D-154 (C.V.) of C. capsularis, O-4 (C.V.) of C. olitorius and a wild species, C. trilocularis. Savar- D-154 of C. capsularis and the wild species C. trilocularis have 6 and 4 nucleoli respectively in early telophase stage and 6 and 4 attached chromosomes to the fusion nucleolus at late prophase stage. The two varieties D-154 and 0-4 organized 5 nucleoli at early telophase stage but 6 attached chromosomes to the fusion nucleolus at late prophase stage. Absence of one nucleolus may be due to the failure of one secondary constricted chromosomes in organizing a nucleolus. This study showed a correlation between the organization of maximum number of nucleoli at early telophase stage and that of satellited or attached chromosomes to the fusion nucleolus at late prophase stage.
