Meiosis in <i>Ornithogalum virens</i> (Liliaceae)

Chromosome diversity and evolution in Liliaceae.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS There is an extensive literature on the diversity of karyotypes found in genera within Liliaceae, but there has been no attempt to analyse these data within a robust phylogenetic framework. In part this has been due to a lack of consensus on which genera comprise Liliaceae and the relationships between them. Recently, however, this changed with the proposal for a relatively ...

Redescription and Distribution of Muilla Coronata (Liliaceae)

Meiosis

Why should a biologist care about rheology? Actually, biologists used to care a lot more about rheology than they have lately. A prominent physiology text from the 1950s (An outline of general physiology by L. Heilbrunn) stated that “In any attempt to interpret the machinery of a living cell, it is essential to know something about the mechanical properties of the protoplasm in the cell that is...

Meiosis.

Sexual reproduction requires the production of haploid gametes (sperm and egg) with only one copy of each chromosome; fertilization then restores the diploid chromosome content in the next generation. This reduction in genetic content is accomplished during a specialized cell division called meiosis, in which two rounds of chromosome segregation follow a single round of DNA replication. In prep...

Variation in floral sex allocation in Polygonatum odoratum (Liliaceae).

BACKGROUND AND AIMS It is well known that resource allocation to male and female functions can be highly variable in hermaphroditic plants. The purpose of this study was to investigate variations in sexual investment at different levels (flower, plant and population) in Polygonatum odoratum, a plant with sequentially opening flowers. METHODS Pollen and ovule production in base, middle and top...