TABLE 2.
Comparison of pairwise association frequencies of A. thaliana chromosome territories AT3, AT4, and AT5 observed in root-tip meristems with values from flow-sorted differentiated nuclei and with random simulation values
| Association frequency (%)a |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Chromosome combination | Flow-sorted nuclei (n = 51)b | Meristematic 2C nuclei (n = 60) | SCD model (n = 103)b |
| AT3–AT3 | 80.4 | 75.0 | 77.5 |
| AT3–AT4 | 96.1 | 96.6 | 98.4 |
| AT3–AT5 | 98.0 | 95.0 | 98.5 |
| AT4–AT4 | 78.4 | 58.3 | 68.8 |
| AT4–AT5 | 96.1 | 98.3 | 97.5 |
| AT5–AT5 | 88.2 | 70.0 | 78.8 |
a
All differences were not significant (regular type, P > 0.05; italic type, P < 0.05) in Fisher's exact test.
b
Data in this column are from Pecinka et al. (2004).