Table 2.
Nuclear DNA content and the other karyological features of the populations studied
| Taxa | 2C ± s.d. (pg)+ | 2C (Mbp)† | 2n‡ | Ploidy level | 1Cx§ | Standard¶ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section Atractylis | ||||||
| C. alexandrinus, S-1835 | 3·02 ± 0·20 | 2953·56 | 20 | 2× | 1·51 | Pisum |
| C. alexandrinus, S-1843 | 2·99 ± 0·04 | 2924·22 | 20 | 2× | 1·50 | Pisum |
| C. alexandrinus, S-1858 | 3·06 ± 0·11 | 2992·68 | 20 | 2× | 1·53 | Pisum |
| C. anatolicus, 53/76 | 2·96 ± 0·03 | 2894·88 | 20 | 2× | 1·48 | Pisum |
| C. anatolicus, 43/76 | 2·99 ± 0·06 | 2924·22 | 20 | 2× | 1·50 | Pisum |
| C. boissieri, V-30 | 2·89 ± 0·03 | 2826·42 | 20 | 2× | 1·45 | Pisum |
| C. boissieri, V-36 | 2·94 ± 0·01 | 2875·32 | 20 | 2× | 1·47 | Pisum |
| C. boissieri, Greece | 2·95 ± 0·18 | 2885·10 | 20 | 2× | 1·48 | Pisum |
| C. creticus, S-1772 | 7·06 ± 0·11 | 6904·68 | 64 | 6× | 1·18 | Petunia |
| C. creticus, S-1851 | 6·89 ± 0·07 | 6738·42 | 64 | 6× | 1·15 | Petunia |
| C. dentatus ssp. ruber | 2·70* | 2640·60 | 20 | 2× | 1·35 | Pisum |
| C. glaucus ssp. glaucus | 3·00 ± 0·08 | 2934·00 | 20 | 2× | 1·50 | Pisum |
| C. lanatus, V-27 | 4·75 ± 0·05 | 4645·50 | 44 | 4× | 1·19 | Petunia |
| C. lanatus, V-207 | 4·76 ± 0·08 | 4655·28 | 44 | 4× | 1·19 | Pisum |
| C. lanatus, S-2444B | 4·80 ± 0·07 | 4694·40 | 44 | 4× | 1·20 | Pisum |
| C. lanatus, V-413 | 4·62 ± 0·02 | 4518·36 | 44 | 4× | 1·16 | Pisum |
| C. lanatus ssp. montanus | 4·83 ± 0·06 | 4723·74 | 44 | 4× | 1·21 | Pisum |
| C. leucocaulos | 2·26 ± 0·02 | 2210·28 | 20 | 2× | 1·13 | Pisum |
| C. nitidus | 2·44 ± 0·04 | 2386·32 | 24 | 2× | 1·22 | Pisum |
| C. tenuis | 2·74 ± 0·07 | 2679·72 | 20 | 2× | 1·37 | Pisum |
| C. turkestanicus, S-1532 | 7·32 ± 0·11 | 7158·96 | 64 | 6× | 1·22 | Petunia |
| C. turkestanicus, S-1551N | 7·46 ± 0·17 | 7295·88 | 64 | 6× | 1·24 | Pisum |
| C. turkestanicus, S-1656 | 7·29 ± 0·05 | 7129·62 | 64 | 6× | 1·22 | Petunia |
| C. turkestanicus, S-2064B | 7·31 ± 0·11 | 7149·18 | 64 | 6× | 1·22 | Petunia |
| Section Carthamus | ||||||
| C. gypsicola | 2·71 ± 0·06 | 2650·38 | 24 | 2× | 1·36 | Pisum |
| C. oxyacantha, S-1626 | 2·58 ± 0·02 | 2523·24 | 24 | 2× | 1·29 | Pisum |
| C. oxyacantha, S-1689 | 2·62 ± 0·06 | 2562·36 | 24 | 2× | 1·31 | Pisum |
| C. palaestinus | 2·82 ± 0·06 | 2757·96 | 24 | 2× | 1·41 | Pisum |
| C. persicus, Lebanon | 2·65 ± 0·08 | 2591·70 | 24 | 2× | 1·33 | Pisum |
| C. persicus, S-2358 | 2·65 ± 0·06 | 2591·70 | 24 | 2× | 1·33 | Pisum |
| C. tinctorius, S-2190 | 2·77 ± 0·04 | 2709·06 | 24 | 2× | 1·39 | Pisum |
| C. tinctorius, Uzbekistan | 2·76 ± 0·07 | 2699·28 | 24 | 2× | 1·38 | Pisum |
| C. tinctorius, Huesca | 2·79 ± 0·05 | 2728·62 | 24 | 2× | 1·40 | Pisum |
| C. tinctorius, Ljubljana | 2·68 ± 0·04 | 2621·04 | 24 | 2× | 1·34 | Pisum |
+
2C nuclear DNA content (mean value ± s.d. of 10 samples).
†
1 pg = 978 Mbp (Dolezel et al., 2003).
‡
Somatic chromosome number.
§
Monoploid genome size (2C value divided by ploidy level)
¶
Internal standard used in each case (see text for details regarding Pisum and Petunia).
*
Only one individual was measured.