I have been looking for an explanation or a graph that explains what each peak represents for a polyploid individual. I understand they ar the dna content of nuclei, but,
1) do they represent each cell cycle (G1, S, G2)?
2) if so, which peak is the true ploidy of the sample, given there is a G2 peak?
See figure below as reference from and other figure from dolezel, et al.Article Geographical distribution of ploidy level variation of loach...
thanks!
Dear Laary
On page 103 of the attachment, there are some explanations that I hope you will find your answer.
Hello Laary,
Hopefully this paper will help untangle your understanding of these profiles?
Hello,
I would say that what you see is the result of endopolyploidy. I do not know what kind of living creature you analyzed, but this picture can be seen e.g. in many succulent plants. So if the endopolyploidy is the cause then the first peak should represent nuclei in the G1 phase.
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