Fig. 2: Structure of the fusion chromosome RaChr15 revealed by comparative chromosome painting (CCP) of pachytene chromosomes.

The different colors correspond to the ancestral Cardamineae chromosomes, whereas capital letters refer to genomic blocks. Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC) clones of Arabidopsis thaliana defining genomic blocks or their parts are listed along the chromosome RaChr15. Centromeres are indicated by black hourglass symbols. Blue arrows and staples denote chromosome rearrangements. Black arrows along chromosome indicate the opposite orientation of chromosome regions as compared to that of the ancestral chromosome AK2.