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Table 1 Morphometric analysis of L. perenne karyotype

From: Fluorescence chromosome banding and FISH mapping in perennial ryegrass, Lolium perenne L.

Chromosome No.

%LR ± SEa

Molecular size of chromosome (Mbp)b

IC ± SEc

Classification of chromosomed

1

17.93 ± 0.30

470.30

46.92 ± 0.45

m

2

16.39 ± 0.28

429.90

46.60 ± 0.53

m

3

15.50 ± 0.24

406.56

36.44 ± 0.96

sm

4

14.07 ± 0.20

369.03

47.68 ± 0.28

m

5

12.94 ± 0.26

339.41

38.21 ± 0.56

m

6

12.30 ± 0.14

322.62

36.60 ± 0.78

sm

7

10.83 ± 0.16

284.07

34.93 ± 0.81

sm

  1. a%LR (%relative length) = Length of a chromosome/Total haploid chromosome length x 100
  2. bBased on reported genome size estimation [18]
  3. cIC(centromeric index) = Length of short arm/Chromosome length x 100
  4. dAs previously reported [2]