The Study on Scattering of Chromosomes in Cells -Scattering of Chromsomes by Treatment with Potassium Ferricyanide Solution under Light-

세포내 염색체의 분산에 관한 연구 -적혈염용액의 광조사 처리에 의한 염색체의 분산-

In counting chromosome number and karyotype study, it is necessary to let chromosomes on metaphase by pretreatment before fixation. For this purpose, colchicine, or 8-oxyquinoline are generally used. The author found out that chromosomes could be scattered by illuminating cyanoferrate complex solution in which root-tips were sunk. As materials, 8 sorts of plant such as Allium fisturosum, allium tuberosum Rottler, Triticum vulgare were used. Their root-tips were sunk on the bottom of beaker in potassium ferricyanide solution $3{\times}10-4M$ and illuminated through the solution by sterilizing lamp for 1~2 hours in dark room, keeping 10 cm distance from light source to the surface of solution and 2cm depth of solution. Then again, they were illuminated to the light which was somewhat weaker intensity than the former (distance, 16cm; depth, 3cm) for 1.5~2 hours after immersed in 1/100N-HCl and washed in water for each 5minutes. By such methods chromosomes could be scattered. About the mechanism of scattering, it is supposed that CN and Fe(CN)x ions $(x {\leq}5)$ which were gradually produced in the process of photodissociation acted together on the scattering of chromosomes.