Clonal breakdown

Boyce Tankersley btankers@chicagobotanic.org
Tue, 21 Nov 2006 13:43:12 PST
This information is from my memory so subject to error. I believe I read
the teliospores shorten everytime a cell divides. After a number of
years they are, in effect, down to the bare bones. It is at this stage
that decreases in vigor and other characteristics are noticeable.

Boyce Tankersley
btankers@chicagobotanic.org

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[mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Diane Whitehead
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 3:38 PM
To: Pacific Bulb Society
Subject: Re: [pbs] Clonal breakdown


I have read articles on human aging that state that cells can  
duplicate themselves only a certain number of times.  I'm not sure  
what happens when this point is reached:  do they stop?  do they  
accumulate mutations?

Could this limit on cell duplication also be present in plants?

		Diane Whitehead
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