Table 3. Relationship between the Q chromosome and hybrid lethality in crosses between N. tabacum and N. occidentalis.
No. of hybrids | ||||
Cross combination | STS markersa | Total | Viable | Inviable |
(Haplo-QבSamsun NN’) ♀×N. occidentalis ♂ | + | 11 | 0 | 11 |
− | 14 | 0 | 14 |
‘+’ indicates that Q-chromosome-specific STS markers were detected and ‘−’ indicates that they were not.