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<p>Genus <i>Cuscuta</i> (Convolvulaceae) exhibits cases of hybridization and allopolyploidy. Section <i>Denticulatae</i> of subg. <i>Grammica</i> includes four species: the allopolyploids <i>C. veatchii</i> and <i>C. psorothamnensis</i> (2<i>n</i> = 60), which originated from two independent reticulation events between the diploids, <i>C. denticulata</i> and <i>C. nevadensis</i> (2<i>n</i> = 30). The allopolyploids are morphologically similar, but differ in their geographical distribution and host specificity. While cytogenetic data have been reported for <i>C. veatchii</i>, this study aims to provide a comparative analysis with <i>C. psorothamnensis</i>. To characterize the chromosomal complement of <i>C. psorothamnensis</i> and compare it with <i>C. veatchii</i>, we used CMA/DAPI banding, FISH, and GISH. The karyotypes of both species displayed similarity in chromosome number, size, symmetry, and interphase nucleus organization. Both species exhibited a pair of 5S and 35S rDNA sites adjacent on the same chromosome. The number of 5S rDNA sites in <i>C. psorothamnensis</i> is variable, with some individuals displaying four, five, and six sites. Our results show: (1) the chromosomal pair carrying adjacent 5S and 35S rDNA in <i>C. denticulata</i> is retained in the polyploids; (2) the loss of <i>C. nevadensis</i> rDNA sites occurred in both tetraploids; (3) <i>C. psorothamnensis</i> and <i>C. veatchii</i> are allopolyploids part of a species complex, originated from successive independent hybridization events between <i>C. denticulata</i> and <i>C. nevadensis</i>; and (4) <i>C. psorothamnensis</i> is probably more recent in origin than <i>C. veatchii</i> based on the degree of diploidization. This cytogenetic comparison allows us to understand the processes involved in the emergence of new polyploid species by hybridization.</p>

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Cytogenetic comparison of Cuscuta psorothamnensis and C. veatchii (Convolvulaceae), two species originated from recurrent hybridization between the same diploid parents

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    2025年2月14日

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  • Amalia Ibiapino,
  • Juan Urdampilleta,
  • Miguel A. García,
  • Andrea Pedrosa-Harand,
  • Saša Stefanović,
  • Mihai Costea

摘要

Genus Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae) exhibits cases of hybridization and allopolyploidy. Section Denticulatae of subg. Grammica includes four species: the allopolyploids C. veatchii and C. psorothamnensis (2n = 60), which originated from two independent reticulation events between the diploids, C. denticulata and C. nevadensis (2n = 30). The allopolyploids are morphologically similar, but differ in their geographical distribution and host specificity. While cytogenetic data have been reported for C. veatchii, this study aims to provide a comparative analysis with C. psorothamnensis. To characterize the chromosomal complement of C. psorothamnensis and compare it with C. veatchii, we used CMA/DAPI banding, FISH, and GISH. The karyotypes of both species displayed similarity in chromosome number, size, symmetry, and interphase nucleus organization. Both species exhibited a pair of 5S and 35S rDNA sites adjacent on the same chromosome. The number of 5S rDNA sites in C. psorothamnensis is variable, with some individuals displaying four, five, and six sites. Our results show: (1) the chromosomal pair carrying adjacent 5S and 35S rDNA in C. denticulata is retained in the polyploids; (2) the loss of C. nevadensis rDNA sites occurred in both tetraploids; (3) C. psorothamnensis and C. veatchii are allopolyploids part of a species complex, originated from successive independent hybridization events between C. denticulata and C. nevadensis; and (4) C. psorothamnensis is probably more recent in origin than C. veatchii based on the degree of diploidization. This cytogenetic comparison allows us to understand the processes involved in the emergence of new polyploid species by hybridization.