Polytoca gigantea 32 claims

Claim · model-written summary

Telochromosome inheritance indicated possible aneuploids with variable numbers of telochromosomes in selfed progeny.

Taxon

Coix giganteaPolytoca giganteat0

Outcome

chances of occurence of aneuploids with variable number of telochromosomee0

Verbatim

e0

“The behaviour and inheritance of telochromosome showed chances of occurence of aneuploids with variable number of telochromosome in the selfed progeny of such plants.”

t0

“Coix gigantea”

Claim · model-written summary

The 12 large somatic chromosomes of C. gigantea (2n=12) resembled those of C. taxon (2n=32) in dimensions and karyomorphology.

Taxon

C. gigantea (2n=12)Polytoca giganteae2

Outcome

dimensions and karyomorphologye2

Direction

resemblede2

Comparator

C. taxon (2n=32)e2

Verbatim

e2

“karyological studies of C. gigantea (2n=12) revealed a remarkable karyomorphology as the 12 distinctly large somatic chromosomes of this species resembled the 12 large chromosomes of C. taxon (2n=32) in dimensions and karyomorphology”

Claim · model-written summary

This Coix gigantea cyto-type has aneuploid chromosome numbers of n=6 and 2n=12.

Taxon

Coix giganteaPolytoca giganteae0

Material

cyto-typee1

Outcome

aneuploid chromosome numberse1

Value

n=6 and 2n=12e1

Verbatim

e0

“Coix gigantea which often occurs as a weed in paddy fields of South India”

e1

“This cyto-type shows the aneuploid chromosome numbers of n=6 and 2n=12”

Claim · model-written summary

All six bivalents are homologous and show complete pairing during meiosis.

Taxon

Coix giganteaPolytoca giganteae0

Outcome

complete pairing during meiosise2

Qualifier

six bivalentse2

Verbatim

e0

“Coix gigantea which often occurs as a weed in paddy fields of South India”

e2

“All the six bivalents are homologous showing complete pairing during meiosis”

Claim · model-written summary

The IInd and Vth chromosome pairs show significant similarities in pachytene morphology.

Taxon

Coix giganteaPolytoca giganteae0

Outcome

significant similarities between the IInd and Vth pair of chromosomese3

Verbatim

e0

“Coix gigantea which often occurs as a weed in paddy fields of South India”

e3

“The pachytene studies show significant similarities between the IInd and Vth pair of chromosomes”

Claim · model-written summary

The Ist and VIth chromosome pairs show terminal knobs.

Taxon

Coix giganteaPolytoca giganteae0

Outcome

terminal knobse4

Qualifier

Ist and VIth paire4

Verbatim

e0

“Coix gigantea which often occurs as a weed in paddy fields of South India”

e4

“The Ist and VIth pair show terminal knobs”

Claim · model-written summary

The cytological evidence suggests a relationship of this cyto-type with other Coix gigantea cyto-types, but its origin is obscure.

Taxon

Coix giganteaPolytoca giganteae0

Outcome

the relationship of this cyto-type (2n=12) with the other cyto-typese5

Qualifier

its origin is obscuree5

Verbatim

e0

“Coix gigantea which often occurs as a weed in paddy fields of South India”

e5

“The cytological evidence indicates the relationship of this cyto-type (2n=12) with the other cyto-types of C. gigantea, but its origin is obscure”

Claim · model-written summary

The plant could survive in paddy fields because of mimicry together with a short life-cycle.

Taxon

Coix giganteaPolytoca giganteae0

Outcome

survive in the paddy fieldse6

Qualifier

mimicry together with a short life-cyclee6

Verbatim

e0

“Coix gigantea which often occurs as a weed in paddy fields of South India”

e6

“This plant could survive in the paddy fields as it exhibits mimicry together with a short life-cycle”

Claim · model-written summary

Coix gigantea is chromosomally highly plastic.

Taxon

Coix giganteaPolytoca giganteae0

Outcome

chromosomally highly plastice0

Verbatim

e0

“Coix gigantea (2n=20, Tribe-Maydea, Family-Poaceae) is chromosomally highly plastic”

Claim · model-written summary

An octosomic plant with 2n=26 was isolated from selfed progeny of a tetrasomic plant.

Taxon

Coix giganteaPolytoca giganteat0

Material

selfed progeny of a tetrasomic plante0

Outcome

octosomice0

Value

2n=26e0

Qualifier

2n=22e0

Verbatim

e0

“a higher polysomic of the order of octosomic (2n+6, 2n=26) has been isolated from among the selfed progeny of a tetrasomic plant (2n+2, 2n=22)”

t0

“Coix gigantea Roxb.”