Cytological Studies in Cucumis and Citrullus
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...The origin of the seven cucumber chromosomes has been a long-standing question, with opposite hypotheses being proposed to explain it: a fragmentation hypothesis that postulated de novo regeneration of centromeres from n = 7 to n = 12 (Kozhukhow, 1930; Whitaker, 1933; Bhaduri and Bose, 1947) and a fusion hypothesis that postulated that n = 7 was derived from n = 12 via unequal translocation or fusion of non-homologous chromosomes (Trivedi and Roy, 1970)....
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...…that postulated de novo regeneration of centromeres from n = 7 to n = 12 (Kozhukhow, 1930; Whitaker, 1933; Bhaduri and Bose, 1947) and a fusion hypothesis that postulated that n = 7 was derived from n = 12 via unequal translocation or fusion of non-homologous chromosomes (Trivedi and Roy, 1970)....
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...Alternatively, if the ancestor species contained 2n 24 chromosomes (25, 26), Cu6 would be derived from a chromosomal fusion event....
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