The differentiation between chromosome 7D of Triticum aestivum cv. Canthatch and Triticum tauschii as measured by chromosome pairing
Disomic substitution stocks in which chromosome 7D of Triticum aestivum cv. Canthatch was replaced by the corresponding homologous chromosome of each of four varieties of Triticum tauschii were crossed with 'Canthatch' to investigate the degree of differentiation for this chromosome between these two species. These disomic substitutions were also crossed with a 'Canthatch' plant double monotelosomic for chromosome 7D. Three double telotrisomics were produced, one of which had the complete 7D chromosome derived from 'Canthatch', one had 7D derived from the T. tauschii var. typica, and one had 7D from T. tauschii var. strangulata. Analysis of chromosome pairing demonstrated that chromosome 7D from var. typica formed fewer bound arms with 'Canthatch' 7D than did the corresponding chromosome from the other three tauschii varieties. The reduction in pairing between chromosomes 7D of var. typica and 'Canthatch' is greater than that previously reported from intraspecific D-genome chromosome pairing studies within T. aestivum. It is suggested that intraspecific divergence for at least chromosome 7D occurred between var. typica and these other three tauschii varieties before the synthesis of common hexaploid wheat.Key words: Triticum, aneuploidy, chromosome pairing, chromosome substitution.