Karyotype Analysis of Some DiploidAegilopsSpecies Native to Iraq

Abstract
Karyotype analyses of the native Iraq Aegilops species were based on mitotic metaphase cells with well spread chromosomes. The three species have two satellited pairs of chromosomes. Besides, Ae. umbellulata has one metacentric chromosome pair, two subtacentric pairs, and two subtelocentric pairs. Aegilops speltoides has, in addition to the satellited chromosomes, three metacentric chromosome pairs, and two submetacentric pairs. Aegilops ligustica has five metacentric chromosome pairs and two satellited pairs.