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Table 2 Species clusters and cytological characteristics

From: Evolution of the apomixis transmitting chromosome in Pennisetum

Group No. in MP Tree

Group No in Bayesian Tree

Species Name

Primary ID

MOR

Number of chromo-somes observed

Number of ASGR

25S rDNA on ASGR-carrier chromosome

Opie-2 around ASGR

Opie-2 in genome

Enzyme treatment (min)/Denature (sec)

I

I

P. glaucum

23BE

S

14

0

-

-

low

80/70

I

I

P. purpureum

N109

S

-

-

-

-

-

-

I

I

P. purpureum

N168

S

-

-

-

-

-

-

I

I

P. schweinfurthii

PS243

S

14

0

-

-

high

80/90

I

I

P. setaceum

PS22

A

-

-

-

-

-

-

I

I

P. setaceum

PS25

A

27

1

no

no

mid

80/90

I

I

P. squamulatum

PS158

A

56

1

no

high

low

Ref. [50]

I

I

P. squamulatum

PS24

A

56

1

no

high

low

120/90

II

II

P. alopecuroides

PS938

S

18

0

-

-

low

80/90

II

II

P. hohenackeri

PS156

S

-

-

-

-

-

-

II

II

P. villosum

PS249

A

45

1

no

no

mid

80/90

III

III

P. flaccidum

PS32

A

36

-

-

-

-

-

III

III

P. flaccidum

PS95

A

36

1

no

low

low

100/90

III

III

P. orientale

PS12

A

54

2

no

low

low

120/45

III

III

P. orientale

PS13

A

-

-

-

-

-

-

IV

IV

C. ciliaris

B12-9

A

36

1

yes (same arm)

high

high

Ref. [37]

IV

IV

C. ciliaris

Higgins

A

36

1

yes (same arm)

high

high

Ref. [37]

IV

IV

C. ciliaris

PS185

A

-

-

-

-

-

-

IV

IV

C. ciliaris

PS186

A

-

-

-

-

-

-

IV

IV

C. setigerus

PS16

A

36

1

yes (same arm)

high

high

80/90

IV

IV

P. massaicum

PS680

A

35

1

yes (diff arm)

no

high (on 27/35 chr)

90/50

IV

IV

P. massaicum

PS953

A

35

-

-

-

-

-

IV

IV

P. pedicillatum

PS304

A

36

1

no

high

high

80/90

IV

IV

P. polystachion

PS19

A

54

1

no

mid

mid

105/70

IV

IV

P. subangustum

PS163

A

54

1

no

high

high

60/90

V

V

P. mezianum

PS9

A

32

1

no

high

low

80/90

V

V

P. nervosum

PS187

S

54

0

-

-

high

100/90

V

V

P. nervosum

PS38

S

-

-

-

-

-

-

none

V

P. ramosum

PS29

S

-

-

-

-

-

-

none

V

P. ramosum

PS63

S

10

0

-

-

low

80/50

none

none

P. basedowii

PS2

S

54

0

-

-

low

80/50

  1. Phylogenetic (ndhF) and cytological (ASGR and Opie-2 retrotransposon) analyses of Pennisetum and Cenchrus species.