Figure 3.

Telomeric-like sequence (TTTAGGG)_n sites in representative species of Cichorioideae (A–D) tribes assessed by FISH analysis. Telomeric sites and interstitial telomeric repeat (ITR) sites are shown as red fluorescent signals and the chromosomes are counterstained with 4, 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) (blue colour). (A) Stokesia laevis (2n = 14) with four sites. Two chromosomes were missed from the metaphase plate. (B) Leontodon longirostris (2n = 8) with ten ITR sites. (C) Hyoseris taurina (2n = 16) with 18 ITR sites. (D) Sonchus tenerrimus subsp. tenerrimus (2n = 14) showing two sites. Scale bars: 10 µm.