title: Identification of the pattern of heterochromatin distribution in Passiflora species with C-banding.
abstract: We tested four C-banding protocols to obtain heterochromatic bands in the passion fruit species Passiflora edulis and P. cacaoensis (Passifloraceae). Three of these protocols had been previously described. The three published protocols were not adequate to obtain C-bands in these species. An adapted protocol demonstrated heterochromatin distribution in metaphasic chromosomes of species of Passiflora for the first time. The differentiated coloration for C-bands was obtained with immersion of the slides in 99% ethanol, 45% acetic acid (additional step), 0.2 N hydrochloric acid, hydroxide of barium, 45% acetic acid, and 2X standard saline citrate at four different temperatures. The C-bands were observed in the satellites and in the telomere and centromere regions of all chromosomes, both in P. edulis and in P. cacaoensis.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Pavilhão Jorge Amado, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: A J C
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Viana
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Souza
mesh_terms: D002503:Centromere / Q000235:genetics; D006570:Heterochromatin / Q000235:genetics*; D029598:Passiflora / Q000235:genetics*; D016615:Telomere / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D006570:Heterochromatin