Characterization of aneuploidy in interspecific hybrid between Urochloa ruziziensis (R. Germ. & Evrard) Crins and Urochloa decumbens (Stapf) R. D. Webster.

The aim of the study was to characterize the type of aneuploidy present in the hybrid Urochloa ruziziensis × Urochloa decumbens and to confirm the origin of the additional chromosomes through comparative analysis of the hybrid and parental karyotypes. C and CMA banding techniques were used for chromosome differentiation. The parental genotypes showed 36 chromosomes.

Reliability of plant root comet assay in comparison with human leukocyte comet assay for assessment environmental genotoxic agents.

Comet assay is an efficient test to detect genotoxic compounds based on observation of DNA damage. The aim of this work was to compare the results obtained from the comet assay in two different type of cells extracted from the root tips from Lactuca sativa L. and human blood.