Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 April 2009
Metaphase trivalent frequencies from a number of new chromosomal constitutions (various combinations of maize chromosome 2-Tripsacum homeologue primary and secondary interchanges) are presented and compared to previous findings from similar material. It is suggested than an underlying direct relationship may exist between extent of gentic map present in duplicate and triplicate and expectation from a sharing of map probability of crossing-over among all homologues. Theoretical considerations are discussed.