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The Karyotype of Three Limonium Miller Species in the Family of Plumbaginaceae Conducted Using Image Analysis System

Evliyaoglu Nurcan نويسنده , Kargioglu Mustafa نويسنده , Martin Esra نويسنده , Temel Mehmet نويسنده , Cetin Ozlem نويسنده

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In this research, a karyological analysis on three naturally growing Limonium Miller species were made using Image Analysis System. The species studied are; Limonium iconicum (Boiss. and Heldr.) O. Kuntze, L. lilacinum (Boiss. and Bal.) Wagenitz and L. globuliferum (Boiss. and Heldr.) O. Kuntze. The chromosome numbers are determined as 2n = 34 in L. iconicum, as 2n = 36, in L. lilacinum and as 2 n = 18 in L. globuliferum. The chromosome lengths in these taxa varied between 1.44 to 6.10 urn. The karyotype formula ofthe species studied were; in L. iconicum 1Om+5sm+2T, in L. lilacinum 7m+1Osm+1T and in L. globuliferum 4m+5sm. The ideograms of each species were arranged according to the decrease in their length.

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