<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Cytogenetic polymorphism of English oak seedlings from areas with different levels of anthropogenic pollution was studied. In each studied area, groups of seedlings with low, intermediate, and high level of mutations have been identified. Mutable groups were characterised by a high level of mitotic pathologies, broad spectrum of such pathologies (e.g., chromosome agglutination, asymmetric and tripolar mitoses). Impact of trees location near the freeway leads to variability increase of cytogenetic properties and domination of intermediate-mutable groups of seedlings.</p></abstract>

Cytogenetic polymorphism of English oak seedlings from areas with different levels of anthropogenic pollution was studied. In each studied area, groups of seedlings with low, intermediate, and high level of mutations have been identified. Mutable groups were characterised by a high level of mitotic pathologies, broad spectrum of such pathologies (e.g., chromosome agglutination, asymmetric and tripolar mitoses). Impact of trees location near the freeway leads to variability increase of cytogenetic properties and domination of intermediate-mutable groups of seedlings.

Cytogenetic polymorphism of english oak (Quercus robur L.) seedlings from areas with different levels of anthropogenic pollution

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Cytogenetic polymorphism of English oak seedlings from areas with different levels of anthropogenic pollution was studied. In each studied area, groups of...

Cytogenetic polymorphism of english oak (Quercus robur L.) seedlings from areas with different levels of anthropogenic pollution

Published Online: Jun 01, 2017

Page range: 245 - 252

Received: Apr 28, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sg-2014-0032

Keywords
cytogenetic polymorphism, English oak, anthropogenic pollution, mitotic activity, pathologies of mitosis, nucleolar characteristics

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Cytogenetic polymorphism of english oak (Quercus robur L.) seedlings from areas with different levels of anthropogenic pollution

Published Online: Jun 01, 2017

Page range: 245 - 252

Received: Apr 28, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sg-2014-0032

Keywordscytogenetic polymorphism, English oak, anthropogenic pollution, mitotic activity, pathologies of mitosis, nucleolar characteristics

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
cytogenetic polymorphism, English oak, anthropogenic pollution, mitotic activity, pathologies of mitosis, nucleolar characteristics