Karyotype analyses of the native IraqAegilopsspecies were based on mitotic metaphase cells with well spread chromosomes. The three species have two satellited pairs of chromosomes. Besides,Ae. umbellulatahas one metacentric chromosome pair, two subtacentric pairs, and two subtelocentric pairs.Aegilops speltoideshas, in addition to the satellited chromosomes, three metacentric chromosome pairs, and two submetacentric pairs.Aegilops ligusticahas five metacentric chromosome pairs and two satellited pairs.