Journal of Chromosomes
Open Access
The Chromosomes of Dictyostelium Giganteum
Jul 2024 DOI 10.14302/oap.jc-23-4781
Jayarama S. KadandaleCorresponding author
As a first step towards clarifying the basis of the cooperation and conflict seen in chimeric binary mixes of Dictyostelium giganteum, we examined the karyotype of six natural isolates. All six had 5 haploid chromosomes. No meiotic figures were seen. Fluorescence in-situ hybridization was carried ou…