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CCDB → Angiosperms → Linaceae → Linum → Linum usitatissimum L.

69 chromosome counts in Linum usitatissimum L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
!   Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 flora of NW Europe http://wbd.etibioinformatics.nl/bis/flora.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=3130
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 Poland Database Pogan E., Jankun A., Wcis?o H. et al. 1988. Further studies in chromosome numbers of Polish Angiosperms. Part XXI. Acta Biol. Cracov. Ser. Bot. 30, 119-136.
  Linum crepitans (Boenn.) Dumort. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 IPCN online Chennaveeraiah, M. S. & K. K. Joshi. 1983. Karyotypes in cultivated and wild species of Linum. Cytologia 48: 833–841.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 IPCN online Chennaveeraiah, M. S. & K. K. Joshi. 1983. Karyotypes in cultivated and wild species of Linum. Cytologia 48: 833–841.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. 15   IPCN online Joshi, K. K. & M. S. Chennaveeraiah. 1980. Cytological studies in some species of Linum L. J. Cytol. Genet. 15: 128–133.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 IPCN online Pogan, E., A. Jankun & H. Wcis|1lo. 1989. Further studies in chromosome numbers of Polish angiosperms. Part XXI. Acta Biol. Cracov., Ser. Bot. 30: 119–136.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 IPCN online Zakirova, R. O. & I. I. Nafanailova. 1992. Chromosome numbers in members of some families of the Kazakhstan flora. Bot. Žhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 77(5): 71–72.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   32 IPCN online Dutta, T. K. & N. K. BHATTACHARYYA. 1980. Chromosome study, moisture contents, seed size and seed germination in Linum usitatissimum L. Proc. Indian Sci. Congr. Assoc. (III,C) 67: 53.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 IPCN online Muravenko. 2004. Chromosome localization of 5S and 45S ribosomal DNA in the genomes of Linum L. species of the section Linum (syn. Protolinum and Adenolinum). Genetika 40: 256–260.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 IPCN online Bolsheva. 2005. Localization of telomere sequences in chromosomes of two flax species. Biol. Membrany 22: 227–231.
!   Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 IPCN online Muravenko, O. V., V. A. Lemesh, T. E. Samatadze, A. V. Amosova, Z. E. Grushetskaya, K. V. Popov, O. Y. Semenova, L. V. Khotyuleva & A. V. Zelenin. 2003. Genome composition with chromosomal and molecular markers for three closely related flax species and their hybrids. Genetika 39(4): 510–518.
!   Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 IPCN online Muravenko, O. V., V. A. Lemesh, T. E. Samatadze, A. V. Amosova, Z. E. Grushetskaya, K. V. Popov, O. Y. Semenova, L. V. Khotyuleva & A. V. Zelenin. 2003. Genome composition with chromosomal and molecular markers for three closely related flax species and their hybrids. Genetika 39(4): 510–518.
!   Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 IPCN online Muravenko, O. V., V. A. Lemesh, T. E. Samatadze, A. V. Amosova, Z. E. Grushetskaya, K. V. Popov, O. Y. Semenova, L. V. Khotyuleva & A. V. Zelenin. 2003. Genome composition with chromosomal and molecular markers for three closely related flax species and their hybrids. Genetika 39(4): 510–518.
!   Linum usitatissimum var. humile (Mill.) Pers. Linum usitatissimum L. 15 30 IPCN online Rai, M. & K. Das. 1982. Additional evidences of cytogenetic differentiation in certain Linum species with 2n=30 chromosomes. Cytologia 47: 347–352.
!   Linum crepitans (Boenn.) Dumort. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 IPCN72 SEETHARAM, A. 1972. Interspecific hybridization in Linum. Euphytica 21: 489-495.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 IPCN72 SEETHARAM, A. 1972. Interspecific hybridization in Linum. Euphytica 21: 489-495.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 IPCN67-71 BARI, G., & M.B.E. GODWARD. 1970. Interspecif ic crosses in Linum. Euphytica 19: 443-446.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 IPCN75-78 Uhrikova 1978
!   Linum usitatissimum Linn. Linum usitatissimum L.   15, 30, 60 Kumar, 1987 Murray, B.E. et al. 1977
!   Linum usitatissimum Linn. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 Kumar, 1987 Tamrnes, T. 1922; Kikuchi, M. 1929; Simonet, M. 1929b ; Richharia, R.H. & Kalamkar, W.J. 1939; Skovsted, A. 1939 ; Singh, A. 1940c ; Ray, C. 1944 ; Masima, I. 1947 ; Joshi, A.B. & Hardas, M.W. 1956a; Gill, K.S. & Yermanos, D.M. 1967a ; Yadava, T.P. & Kalia, H.R. 1968; Bari, G. & Godward, M.B.E. 1970 ; Seet- haram, A. 1972; Seetharam, A. & Srinivasachar, D. 1972
!   Linum usitatissimum Linn. Linum usitatissimum L.   32 Kumar, 1987 Marteenitsina, K.K. (Fedorov) ; Lutkov, A.N. (Fedorov) ; Rybin, V.A. (Fedorov); Dutta, T.K. & Bhat- tacharyya, N.K. 1980
!   Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 eFlora  
!   Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 Darlington, 1955 Ray 1944
!   Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   32 Darlington, 1955 Kostoff 1940
!   Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 C-values database Evans GM, Rees H, Snell CL, Sun S. 1972. The relationship between nuclear DNA amount and the duration of the mitotic cycle. Chromosomes Today 3: 24-31.
!   Linum usitatissimum None Linum usitatissimum L.   30 Cave1956 Pandy
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. 15   Cave1962 Osborne & Lewis 1962.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. 15   CromoCat 2015 Joshi, K. K. & Chennaveeraiah, M. S. (1980). Cytological studies in some species of Linum L. J. Cytol. Genet. 15: 128-133.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L. 15   CromoCat 2015 Osborne, W. P. & W. H. Lewis. (1962). Chromosome numbers of Linum from the southern United States and Mexic Sida 1: 63-68.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Bari, G. & M. B. E. Godward. (1970). Interspecific crosses in Linum. Euphytica 19: 443-446.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Chennaveeraiah, M. S. & Joshi, K. K. (1983). Karyotypes in cultivated and wild species of Linum. Cytologia 48: 833-841.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Dillman, A. C. (1933). Chromosome numbers in flax (Linum). Science 78: 409.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Gabrielan, E. & Zohary, D. (2004). Wild relatives of food crops native to Armenian and Nakhichevan Fl. Medit. 14: 5-80
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Gagnieu, A. & Linder, R. (1954). Material pour expérimentation et démonstration. Jard. Bot. Strasbourg. Index Seminum 1954: 13-16.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Gagnieu, A. & Linder, R. (1955). Material pour expérimentation et démonstration. Jard. Bot. Strasbourg. Index Seminum 1955: 19-22.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Inouye, C. (1929). Studies on the development of chromosomes in Linum. Proc. Crop. Sci. Soc. Jap. 1: 39-56.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Inouye, C. (1938). Meiosis in Linum. Bull. Miyazaki Coll. Agric. 10: 89-106.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Joshi, A. B. & Hardas, M. W. (1956). A chromosome number new to Linum Nature 178: 499.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Kappert, H. (1933). Erbliche polyembryonie bei Linum usitatissimum. Biol. Zentralbl. 53: 276-307.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Kappert, H. (1935). Über den rezessivausfall in den kreuzungen gewisser blau und weissblühender leinsippen. II. Z. Vererb. 70: 73-95.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Kikuchi, M. (1926). On the difference of chromosome numbers in Linum species. J. Soc. Agron. For. 1926: 26-37.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Kikuchi, M. (1929). Cytological studies of the genus Linum. Jap. J. Genet. 4: 202-212.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Lesins, K. (1954a). Procedure to facilitate chromosome counts in difficult plant material. Stain Tech. 29: 261-264.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Masima, I. (1947). Number of chromosomes and the nucleolar chromosomes in Linum usitatissimum L. and some allied species. Jap. J. Genet. Suppl.1: 122-131.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Pandey, K. K. (1956a). Studies in autopolyploids of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) I. Growth rate. Lloydia 19: 120-128.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Pandey, K. K. (1956b). Studies in autotetraploids of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.). II. Morphology and cytogenetics. Lloydia 19: 245-268.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Pirson, H. (1955). Über die meiosis bei Linum usitatissimum L. Züchter 25: 186-190.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Pogan, E., A. Jankun & H. Wcisllo (1989). Further studies in chromosome numbers of Polish angiosperms. Part XXI. Acta Biol. Cracov., Ser. Bot. 30: 119-136.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Ray, C. (1944). Cytological studies in the flax genus, Linum. Amer. J. Bot. 27: 241-248.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Reijnders, A. M. F. (1926). De morphologisch onderscheidbare kernsubstanties en hare we derzijdsche verdeeling in de kera bij hoogere plante. Groningen
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Richharia, R. H. & W. J. Kalamkar. (1939). Chromosome number in Indian linseed, Linum usitatissimum L. Indian J. Agric. Sci. 9: 561-564.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Ross, J. G. & J. W. Boyes. (1946). Tetraploidy in flax. Canad. J. Res. 24: 4-6.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Simonet, M. & M. Guinochet. (1939). Sur l'apparition dans les tissues végétaux de cellules polyploïdes sous l'influence des vapeurs de paradichlorobenzène. Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Mem. Soc. Biol. 130: 1057-1060.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Simonet, M. & R. Chopinet. (1942). Sur l'obtention de mutations géantes chez diverses espèces végétales après traitement à la colchicine. Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris 214: 961-963.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Simonet, M. (1929c). Étude cytologique de Linum usitatissimum L. et de Linum angustifolium Huds. Arch. Anat. Microsc. 25: 372-381.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Simonet, M. (1938). De l'obtention de variétés polyploïdes à grandes fleurs après application de colchicine. Rev. Hort. 110: 159-161.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Skovsted, A. (1939). Cytological studies in twin plants. Compt. Rend. Trav. Carlsberg Lab., Sér. Physiol. 22: 427-445.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Vazart, B. (1955). Contribution à l'étude caryologique des éléments reproducteurs et de la fécondation chez les végétaux Angiospermes. Rev. Cytol. Biol. Vég. 16: 209-390.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30 CromoCat 2015 Zakirova, R. O. & I. I. Nafanailova. (1992). Chromosome numbers in members of some families of the Kazakhstan flora. Bot. Žurn. 77(5): 71-72.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   30-32 CromoCat 2015 Bilquez, A. F. (1945). Contribution à la connaissance des noyaux du type euchromocentrique: étude de la mitose chez le lin cultivé. Rev. Cytol. Cytophy. Vég. 8: 97-103.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   32 CromoCat 2015 Bremer Reinders, D. E. & Bremer, G. (1952). Methods used for producing polyploid agricultural plants. Euphytica 1: 87-94.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   32 CromoCat 2015 Györffy, B. (1940). Chromosamenzählungen an kolchizininduzierten Polyploiden. Arbeiten Ung. Biol. Forschungsinst. 12: 326-329.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   32 CromoCat 2015 Inouye, C. (1929). Studies on the development of chromosomes in Linum. Proc. Crop. Sci. Soc. Jap. 1: 39-56.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   32 CromoCat 2015 Kostoff, D. (1940). Atypical growth, abnormal mitosis and polyploidy induced by ethyl-mercury-chloride. Phytopath. Zeitschr. 13: 91-96.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   32 CromoCat 2015 Levan, A. (1949). Polyploidy in flax, sugar beets and timothy. Hereditas Suppl. Vol.: 46-47.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   32 CromoCat 2015 Lutkov, A. N. (1938). Tetraploidy in Linum induced by high-temperature treatment of the zygote. Dokl. Akad. Nauk. SSSR. 19: 87-90.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   32 CromoCat 2015 Martzenitzina, K. K. (1927). The chromosomes of some species of the genus Linum L. Bull. Appl. Bot., Genet. & Plant Breeding 17: 253-264.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   32 CromoCat 2015 Müntzing, A. & E. Runquist. (1939). Note on some colchicine induced polyploids. Hereditas 25: 491-495.
  Linum usitatissimum L. Linum usitatissimum L.   32 CromoCat 2015 Rybin, V. A. (1938). Colchicine induced tetraployd in flax. Dokl. Akad. Nauk. SSSR. 21: 302-306.