Abstract
Using in situ hybridization and silver staining methods, the numbers of active and inactive rDNA loci have been established for three allotetraploid species of Brassica (B. napus, B. carinata, and B. juncea) and their diploid ancestors (B. campestris, B. nigra, and B. oleracea). The allotetraploid species have chromosome numbers equal to the sum of the numbers in their diploid relatives, but have fewer rDNA loci. All species investigated have lower numbers of active NORs (AgNORs, nucleolar organizer regions) compared with the numbers of rDNA sites revealed by in situ hybridization. The number of active rDNA loci of the allotetraploid species is equal to the number of AgNORs in their diploid ancestors, indicating the absence of nucleolar dominance in amphidiploid Brassica species, at least in root meristematic cells.
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