Abstract

BAEZA, Carlos M.; SCHRADER, Otto; RUIZ, Eduardo  and  NEGRITTO, M.. Comparative karyotype analysis in populations of Alstroemeria ligtu subsp. ligtu and A. ligtu subsp. simsii (Alstroemeriaceae) from Chile. Darwiniana [online]. 2006, vol.44, n.2, pp.313-318. ISSN 0011-6793.

Alstroemeria (Alstroemeriaceae) is a genus endemic to South America. In Chile, this genus is distributed from the northern end to Patagonia, with a diversification center in central Chile. Precisely in this central zone grows Alstroemeria ligtu with its three subspecies: A. ligtu subsp. incarnata, A. ligtu subsp. simsii and A. ligtu subsp. ligtu. A comparative study of the karyotype with DAPI or acetic orcein of 5 populations of A. ligtu subsp. ligtu from the VIII Region, and one population of A. ligtu subsp. simsii from the V Region was made. The karyotype observed in these six studied populations was asymmetric, with 2n=2x=16 chromosomes. The populations of A. ligtu subsp. ligtu presented a haploid formula conformed by four metacentric chromosomes (pairs 1 and 2 with microsatellites), one submetacentric chromosome with a microsatellite, and three telocentric chromosomes with microsatellites. The haploid formula of A. ligtu subsp. simsii was: five metacentric chromosomes (pair 2 with a microsatellite, and pair 6 with a secondary constriction) and three telocentric chromosomes with satellite. Therefore, the karyotype of A. ligtu is variable, and changes at chromosomal level have probably contributed to the diversification of this species.

Keywords : Alstroemeria; Alstroemeriaceae; Chile; karyotype.

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