Unfurling an improved method for visualizing mitotic chromosomes in ferns.
Rosa Ramirez-CastilloClaudio Palma-RojasPedro Jara SeguelAmanda L GruszCristian Andrés Araya-JaimePublished in: Applications in plant sciences (2024)
The new method presented here improves visualizations of mitotic chromosomes from the dividing nuclei of young fern croziers. Fiddleheads are widely accessible in nature and in living collections worldwide, and this modified approach increases their suitability for fern cytotaxonomic studies.