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UNREDUCED GAMETE [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Plant Biology
CONT

If the diploid gamete with two sets of chromosomes fuses with another "unreduced gamete" or two-set cell, the result is a tetraploid, such as the Tragopogon species T. mirus and T. miscellus, discovered by Ownbey in 1949.

CONT

When the resulting seedlings are examined, a high percentage are tetraploid; the diploid parent having contributed an unreduced gamete.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Biologie végétale
OBS

Contenant un double jeu de chromosomes.

OBS

gamète non réduit : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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