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Table 1 The principal characteristics of the chromosomes of the haploid complement of five Vicia species

From: Karyotype variation and biochemical analysis of five Vicia species

Chromosome number

Vicia macrocarpa

Vicia sativa

Vicia narbonensis

Vicia ervilia

Vicia faba

S

L

AR

CT

S

L

AR

CT

S

L

AR

CT

S

L

AR

CT

S

L

AR

CT

I

7.10

8.61

1.23

M

3.70

7.78

2.15

St

5.99

10.36

1.74

Sm

7.73

8.76

1.14

M

11.82

13.24

1.12

M

II

5.73

9.54

1.71

Sm

4.72

5.61

1.18

M

5.57

9.44

1.72

Sm

7.07

8.88

1.26

M

1.71

12.46

7.38

St

III

4.39

7.19

1.65

Sm

4.48

5.80

1.29

M

5.41

8.78

1.65

Sm

5.69

8.29

1.46

Sm

1.82

10.94

6.38

St

IV

2.47

8.55

3.68

St

2.97

5.78

2.06

St

4.89

8.58

1.76

St

3.79

8.47

2.23

St

3.58

8.69

2.48

St

V

5.10

5.57

1.09

M

3.70

4.88

1.35

M

4.74

8.04

1.72

Sm

3.47

8.43

2.44

St

1.52

10.02

6.66

St

VI

3.50

4.44

1.29

M

1.66

3.39

2.07

St

4.72

7.24

1.55

Sm

5.10

6.66

1.31

M

1.69

8.97

5.4

St

VII

        

5.17

6.24

1.22

M

1.98

6.13

3.12

St

    
  1. S short arm, L long arm, AR arm ratio, CT chromosome type, St subtelocentric chromosome, M metacentric chromosome, Sm submetacentric chromosome
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