Abstract
Karyotype analysis of Homalomena aromatica (Spreng.) Scott. locally known as Monghamaree kosu, a stout, herbaceous and medicinally important aroid used by the Koch Rajbangshi people of Bongaigaon, Assam showed a diploid chromosome count of 2n = 24. The present study found dominance of metacentric chromosomes and symmetric nature of the karyotype indicates evolutionary primitiveness of the species. Presence of satellite is an indicator of chromosome plasticity. Analysis of chromosome asymmetry indices indicates the karyotype homogeneity. The present study can be considered as the first report of chromosomal investigation in H. aromatica that can be a significant step in uncovering the cytological insights within this unexplored endangered aroid of Assam. The cytological data can be useful in further extensive studies for proper utilization and conservation of the aroid.
Abstract from the paper’s OpenAlex record, shown for indexing and research. Copyright remains with the authors or the publisher. Read at the source ↗
The text the model read, with the source record’s inline markup (italics, sub- and superscripts) rendered and its character entities decoded; quote offsets refer to the raw text.
Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Homalomena aromatica has a diploid chromosome count of 2n = 24.
- Taxon
- Homalomena aromaticaHomalomena aromaticae0
- Outcome
- diploid chromosome counte1
- Value
- 2n = 24e1
Verbatim
e0“Karyotype analysis of Homalomena aromatica (Spreng.) Scott.”
e1“showed a diploid chromosome count of 2n = 24”
Claim · model-written summary
Metacentric chromosomes dominate the karyotype of Homalomena aromatica.
- Taxon
- Homalomena aromaticaHomalomena aromaticae0
- Outcome
- dominance of metacentric chromosomese2
Verbatim
e0“Karyotype analysis of Homalomena aromatica (Spreng.) Scott.”
e2“The present study found dominance of metacentric chromosomes and symmetric nature of the karyotype indicates evolutionary primitiveness of the species”
Claim · model-written summary
The karyotype of Homalomena aromatica is symmetric.
- Taxon
- Homalomena aromaticaHomalomena aromaticae0
- Outcome
- symmetric nature of the karyotypee2
Verbatim
e0“Karyotype analysis of Homalomena aromatica (Spreng.) Scott.”
e2“The present study found dominance of metacentric chromosomes and symmetric nature of the karyotype indicates evolutionary primitiveness of the species”
Claim · model-written summary
A satellite is present in the karyotype of Homalomena aromatica.
- Taxon
- Homalomena aromaticaHomalomena aromaticae0
- Outcome
- Presence of satellitee4
Verbatim
e0“Karyotype analysis of Homalomena aromatica (Spreng.) Scott.”
e4“Presence of satellite is an indicator of chromosome plasticity”
Claim · model-written summary
Chromosome asymmetry indices indicate karyotype homogeneity in Homalomena aromatica.
- Taxon
- Homalomena aromaticaHomalomena aromaticae0
- Outcome
- chromosome asymmetry indicese5
- Qualifier
- karyotype homogeneitye5
Verbatim
e0“Karyotype analysis of Homalomena aromatica (Spreng.) Scott.”
e5“Analysis of chromosome asymmetry indices indicates the karyotype homogeneity”