Table 1.

The number of 5S and 45S rDNA loci in different species

Species	2n	No. of 5S rDNA loci (Chromosome(s) bearing 5S rDNA)	No. of 45S rDNA loci (Chromosome(s) bearing 45S rDNA)
Citrullus lanatus subsp. vulgaris	22	1 (8)	2 (4, 8)
C. lanatus subsp. mucosospermus	22	1 (8)	2 (4, 8)
C. colocynthis	22	1 (8)	2 (4, 8)
C. lanatus subsp. lanatus	22	2 (8, ?)	1 (4)
C. ecirrhosus	22	2 (8, ?)	1 (4)
C. rehmii	22	1 (8)	1 (4)
Acanthosicyos naudinianus	24	1 (?)	2 (?, ?)
Lagenaria siceraria	22	1	2
Zehneria mariothii	24	1	2
Melothria pendula	24	1	2
Cucumis metuliferus	24	1	2
Benincasa fistulosa	24	2	2
Coccinia sessilifolia	24	1	3
Diplocyclos palmatus	24	1	3
Cucumis sativus	14	1	5