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CCDBAngiospermsCompositaeLactucaLactuca sativa subsp. sativa

6 chromosome counts in Lactuca sativa subsp. sativa:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
!   Lactuca sativa subsp. sativa Lactuca sativa L. 9(1)   Asteracea Whitaker & J. 1939 J. Agric. Res.
!   Lactuca sativa subsp. sativa Lactuca sativa L.   18, 2C (=2x=19.94µm)(1, 1) Asteracea Mousavia, S. H. et al. 2013 Caryologia
!   Lactuca sativa subsp. sativa Lactuca sativa L.   18, 2C (=2x=62.45µm)(1, 1) Asteracea Mousavia, S. H. et al. 2013 Caryologia
!   Lactuca sativa subsp. sativa Lactuca sativa L. 9(1)   Asteracea Whitaker & J. 1939 J. Agric. Res.
!   Lactuca sativa subsp. sativa Lactuca sativa L. 9(1)   Asteracea Whitaker & J. 1939 J. Agric. Res.
!   Lactuca sativa subsp. sativa Lactuca sativa L.   18 C-values database Michaelson MJ, Price HJ, Ellison JR, Johnston JS. 1991. Comparison of plant DNA contents determined by feulgen microspectrophotometry and laser flow cytometry. American Journal of Botany 78: 183-188.