Journal of Cell Science, Vol 107, Issue 3 703-708, Copyright © 1994 by Company of Biologists

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A molecular analysis of the origin of the Crepis capillaris B chromosome

M Jamilena, C Ruiz Rejon and M Ruiz Rejon
Departamento de Genetica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Spain.

The origin of the B chromosome of Crepis capillaris has been studied by using in situ hybridization with different DNA probes. Genomic in situ hybridization (GISH) with DNA from plants with and without Bs as probes indicates that the B chromosome has many DNA sequences in common with A chromosomes, showing no region rich in B-specific sequences. Six additional DNA probes were used to test the possible origin of this B from the standard NOR chromosome (chromosome 3). In the short arm of the NOR chromosome, we detected not only 18 S + 25 S rDNA, but also 5 S rDNA and a specific repetitive sequence from the NOR chromosome (pCcH32); in the heterochromatic bands of the long arm, we found two different repetitive sequences (pCcE9 and pCcD29). In the B chromosome, however, only the 18 S + 25 S rDNA and the telomeric sequences from Arabidopsis thaliana were observed. Our in situ hybridization data with telomeric repeats indicate that the two telomeres of the B are larger than those of the A chromosomes, confirming the isochromosomal nature of this B. Hybridizations of 18 S + 25 S rDNA and telomeric repeats to blots of DNA from plants with and without Bs reveal a high homology between A and B 18 S + 25 S rDNA genes, but some sequence dissimilarities between A and B telomeres. Taken as a whole, these data indicate that the entire B of C. capillaris, although possibly having originated from the standard genome, did not derive directly from the NOR chromosome.
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