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The chromosomal status of calli and plantlets regenerated fromPisum sativum shoot apical meristems was studied. Chromosome mosaicism (aneusomaty) occurs during callus induction and proliferation, mostly owing to nuclear fragmentation prior to mitosis in the first days of culture. Plantlets regenerated from calli are diploid or aneusomatic, but a selective advantage of diploid cells (diplontic selection) takes place with plantlet growth. The results are discussed in relation to the possibility of inducing chromosomal and/or genetic variability by using meristematic tissues as expiants.
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Natali, L., Cavallini, A. Nuclear cytology of callus and plantlets regenerated from pea (Pisum sativum L.) meristems. Protoplasma 141, 121–125 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01272893
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