Karyotype comparison of poppy (Papaver somniferum) isoform collected from different areas in China
Through raditional quashing method,we studied the chromosome number and karyotype of 2 poppy (Pa paver somniferurn) isoform with 10 samples,which were collected from five provinces in China.The results showed that two subtypes Isoform No.1 and No.2 were diploid with 2n=2x=22 chromosomes.The composition of relative length chromosomes for Isoform No.1 and No,2 was 2L+3M2 + 5M1 + 1S.The karyotype formula for Isoform No.1 was 18sm+4st,and the asymmetry index was 72.04% ("4A" type).The karyotype formula for Isoform No.2 was 16sm+6st,and the asymmetry index was 73.00% ("4B" type).The karyotype of different sample were highly asymmetrical,but slight differences were present among them.