scholarly journals Multivariate analysis of ‘bacuri’ reproductive and vegetative morphology

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isis Gomes de Brito Souza ◽  
Valdomiro Aurélio Barbosa de Souza ◽  
Kaesel Jackson Damasceno e Silva ◽  
Paulo Sarmanho da Costa Lima

The objective of this study was to characterize sixteen genotypes of P. insignis available in the Embrapa Meio-Norte germplasm collection (Teresina, Piauí, Brazil) with respect to 33 morphological traits relating to leaves, flowers, branches, fruits and seeds. Phenotypic variance among genotypes was estimated using the Mahalanobis distance technique and the unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean analysis (UPGMA). The method of Singh (1981) was used to determine which of the traits contributed most to diversity within genotypes. The occurrence of phenotypic variability among P. insignis genotypes indicated that it would be possible to achieve positive gains with selection. The most distant genotypes were BGB 16 and BGB 48, while crosses between genotype BGB 48 and genotypes BGB 32 and BGB 56 offers the greatest potential as parental types for this fruit tree breeding programs . The flesh content, ovary and fruit length , ratio between fruit length and diameter were the characters that most contributed to diversity among the studied genotypes.

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 890
Author(s):  
Zifeng Ouyang ◽  
Yimeng Wang ◽  
Tiantian Ma ◽  
Gisele Kanzana ◽  
Fan Wu ◽  
...  

Melilotus is an important genus of legumes with industrial and medicinal value, partly due to the production of coumarin. To explore the genetic diversity and population structure of Melilotus, 40 accessions were analyzed using long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposon-based markers. A total of 585,894,349 bp of LTR retrotransposon sequences, accounting for 55.28% of the Melilotus genome, were identified using bioinformatics tools. A total of 181,040 LTR retrotransposons were identified and classified as Gypsy, Copia, or another type. A total of 350 pairs of primers were designed for assessing polymorphisms in 15 Melilotus albus accessions. Overall, 47 polymorphic primer pairs were screened for their availability and transferability in 18 Melilotus species. All the primer pairs were transferable, and 292 alleles were detected at 47 LTR retrotransposon loci. The average polymorphism information content (PIC) value was 0.66, which indicated that these markers were highly informative. Based on unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean (UPGMA) dendrogram cluster analysis, the 18 Melilotus species were classified into three clusters. This study provides important data for future breeding programs and for implementing genetic improvements in the Melilotus genus.


2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (263) ◽  
pp. 384-394
Author(s):  
L.C. Pires ◽  
T.M. Machado ◽  
J. de D. Fonseca ◽  
J.F. Fonseca ◽  
E. Pile ◽  
...  

Objetivou-se discernir populações caprinas de cinco ilhas da República de Cabo Verde (n=533) por meio de dados biométricos e análises estatísticas. Foram avaliadas 16 características de fêmeas adultas, através da estatística descritiva simples, análise de variância, teste de multicolinearidade, distância generalizada de Mahalanobis (D²) e algoritmo UPGMA (Unweighted Pair Group Method Arithmetic Mean). Após o teste de multicolinearidade foi identificada e descartada a variável profundidade torácica. As D² foram calculadas com base nas 15 medidas biométricas. O maior valor da D² foi entre as populações das ilhas do Fogo e São Nicolau (22,73), e a menor D² foi entre Santo Antão e São Vicente (3,71). O dendrograma a partir de 15 variáveis em cinco populações colocou as cabras da ilha de Fogo em ramo a parte das demais. Agruparam-se num ramo as cabras das ilhas de Santo Antão e São Vicente. Este resultado está de acordo com a distância geográfica entre as ilhas de Cabo Verde e o histórico recente de intercâmbio de animais entre elas.


The Auk ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 122 (2) ◽  
pp. 593-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clementina González ◽  
Juan Francisco Ornelas

AbstractWe studied the songs of Wedge-tailed Sabrewings (Campylopterus curvipennis) in six localities from central Veracruz, Mexico, to document structure and variation within and between singing groups in the same geographic region. Wedgetailed Sabrewing songs were acoustically, structurally, and behaviorally complex, rivaling those of other taxa with complex signals. Songs of individual birds were composed of >45 well-differentiated and structurally complex syllables. We found 239 different syllable types across eight recorded singing groups of Wedge-tailed Sabrewings (∼20 syllable types per singing group), with the greatest versatility recorded in hummingbirds to date. The acoustic variation (15 variables) was summarized in three principal components (58% of acoustic variation), in which intragroup variability accounted for most of the observed variation. We found significant differences between and within groups in terms of syllable sharing (Jaccard’s similarity coefficient). Individuals generally shared >50% of syllable types within groups, whereas syllable sharing was <10% between individuals from different groups. The same microgeographic pattern was supported in a UPGMA (unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic mean) analysis where individual songs from each singing group clustered separately. However, songs recorded at the same location differed between seasons, which suggests that this species does not exhibit geographically distinct dialects that are consistent across time. The interplay among this species’ social system, distribution of its floral resources, and microgeographic and temporal variation of its song requires further research.


2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saida Sharifova ◽  
Sabina Mehdiyeva ◽  
Konstantinos Theodorikas ◽  
Konstantinos Roubos

Abstract Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis was carried out on 19 Azerbaijan tomato genotypes, both cultivars and local populations. A total of 26 amplified products were revealed by 6 primers. The genetic similarity among evaluated genotypes ranged from 0.188 to 1.000. The lowest similarity was observed between cultivars ‘Azerbaijan’ and ‘Shakar’ (0.188), while the highest between ‘Elnur’ and ‘Garatag’ (1.000). The Unweighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic Mean (UPGMA) cluster analysis based on Jaccard’s similarity coefficient divided genotypes into four main groups. The first group was the largest and consisted of 12 genotypes, while the fourth group was the smallest consisted of 1 genotype only. The most polymorphic primer was OPB-18 that presented a genetic diversity index of 0.823, while the least informative was primer OPG-17 with an index of 0.349. The average genetic diversity calculated from RAPD data was 0.665.


2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Lenny Buana Wuriningtyas ◽  
Dwi Reno Pawarti ◽  
Achmad Chusnu Romdhoni

Latar belakang: Papiloma saluran pernapasan berulang (recurrent respiratory papillomatosis/RRP) merupakan neoplasma jinak laring terbanyak akibat infeksi HPV tipe 6 dan tipe 11. RRP merupakan masalah terkait agresivitas dan terapi. Analisis genetik digunakan untuk membedakan varian HPV tipe 6 dan tipe 11. Filogenetik mengevaluasi evolusi sequen DNA virus. Tujuan: Penelitian bertujuan mengidentifikasi sequen DNA dan menganalisis pohon filogenetik HPV tipe 6 dan tipe 11 pada papiloma saluran pernapasan berulang. Metode: Penelitian merupakan observasional deskriptif cross sectional. Analisis menggunakan data pembanding dari GenBank. Filogenetik disusun menggunakan metodeUPGMA (Unweighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic Mean). Didapatkan 15 sampel jaringan papiloma. Dilakukan pemeriksaan PCR dan analisis sequen DNA. Hasil: Dari 15 sampel penelitian (12 laki-laki, 3 perempuan) didapatkan 9 isolat HPV tipe 6 (8 varian dan 1 subtipe) dan 4 isolat HPV tipe 11 (3 varian dan 1 subtipe). Terdapat mutasi titik yang mengakibatkan munculnya varian dan subtipe HPV tipe 6 maupun tipe 11. Kesimpulan: sequen DNA sampel berasal dari L1 ORF (Late 1 Open Reading Frame) yang merupakan kapsid mayor virus. Proses mutasi level gen berupa substitusi, insersi, dan delesi.Subtipe HPV tipe 6 dan tipe 11 yang ditemukan diperkirakan sebagai subtipe baru dan belum pernah dilaporkan sebelumnya. Lima varian HPV tipe 6 membentuk satu cabang tersendiri pada nomenklatur filogenetik yang sudah ada sehingga diajukan sebagai sublineage baru (sublineage C). Seluruh isolat HPV tipe 11 membentuk cabang pohon tersendiri dan diajukan sebagai sublineage baru (sublineage B).Kata kunci: HPV tipe 6 dan 11, variasi sequen DNA, pohon filogenetik HPV tipe 6 and 11. ABSTRACTBackground: Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) is the most common laryngeal benign neoplasm caused by infection of HPV type 6 and 11. RRP is still a serious problem related to agresivity and therapy. Genetic analysis used to determine the variant of HPV type 6 or 11. Phylogenetic tree used to evaluate the evolution of viral DNA squence. Purpose: This study aimed to identify DNA squences and analyse the phylogenetic tree of HPV type 6 and 11 in RRP. Methods: this was a descriptive observational cross sectional study. Data analysis used GenBank database and phylogenetic tree was constructed usedUPGMA (Unweighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic Mean). 15 papillomas biopsies from RRP patients subjected HPV typing using PCR dan DNA sequensing analysis. Result: From 15 patients with RRP (12 male, 3 female), there were 9 isolates HPV type 6 (8 variants, 1 subtype) and 4 isolates HPV type 11 (3 variants, 1 subtype). There was a point mutation in HPV type 6 and 11. Conclusion: L1 ORF (Late 1 Open Reading Frame) sequensials DNA samples was virus major capsid. There were mutational process at gene level (substitution, insertion, deletion). Subtype of HPV-6 and 11, might be new ones, and had not been reported yet. Five variants of HPV type 6 constructed a different lineage in phylogenetic and it is proposed to be C sublineage. All samples HPV type 11 proposed as B sublineage. Keywords: HPV type 6 and 11, DNA sequences variations, phylogenetic trees HPV type 6 and 11.


2006 ◽  
Vol 131 (4) ◽  
pp. 522-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salih Kafkas ◽  
Hakan Ozkan ◽  
Bekir Erol Ak ◽  
Izzet Acar ◽  
Halit Seyfettin Atli ◽  
...  

There are limited numbers of pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) cultivars in the world and their phenotypic appearance and productivity are variable. Understanding such variation would facilitate their use in cultivar breeding programs. Therefore, in this study, 69 pistachio cultivars and genotypes originating from seven countries were characterized by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSR), and amplified fragment-length polymorphism (AFLP) markers. The results showed that all three marker systems were able to reveal variability between pistachio cultivars and genotypes. The correlation coefficients for genetic distances were statistically significant among all three molecular marker types. The correlation between RAPD and AFLP data was the highest (r = 0.73) and the value between RAPD and ISSR data was the lowest (r = 0.58). AFLP proved to be the best technique among them. ISSR and AFLP assays were reliable and produced reproducible bands. ISSR was preferred over RAPD, especially when financial investment and technical knowledge are limited. The constructed unweighted pair group method with arithmetic averages (UPGMA) dendrogram obtained from combined data separated the genotypes into two main clusters: one cluster (“Iranian”) included genotypes originating from Iran and the second cluster (“Mediterranean”) contained most other genotypes. The “Mediterranean” cluster further divided into three subclusters: one (“Siirt”) consisted of the cultivars Siirt and Hacireso with a few other selections; the second subcluster (“Turkish”) included Turkish cultivars; and the third subcluster contained Syrian, Italian, and the remaining cultivars. The closeness of the clusters was “Iranian” - “Siirt” - “Turkish”/“Syrian.” These findings reveal a new understanding in the diffusion of pistachio cultivation from its center of origin, the Iranian-Caspian region, via southeastern Turkey to Syria, the Mediterranean region of Europe, and northern Africa.


2007 ◽  
Vol 132 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Escribano ◽  
M.A. Viruel ◽  
J.I. Hormaza

Cherimoya (Annona cherimola Mill.) is an underused fruit crop with a clear niche for expansion in subtropical climates. In this study, 16 simple sequence repeat (SSR) loci were used to find molecular polymorphisms among 279 cherimoya accessions from a worldwide ex situ field germplasm collection. A total of 79 amplification fragments were amplified with 16 pairs of SSR primers, with an average of 4.9 bands/SSR. Mean expected and observed heterozygosities averaged 0.53 and 0.44, respectively. The total value for the probability of identity was 4.34 × 10−8. The SSRs studied resulted in 267 different fingerprinting profiles, of which 258 were unique genotypes; the rest were putative cases of synonymies or mislabeling errors. Unweighted pair group method with arithmetic averages (UPGMA) cluster analysis indicated the relationships among the analyzed accessions, showing some specific groups related to their geographical origins. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) was performed to examine the distribution of genetic variation of the 148 accessions collected from putative cherimoya origin areas in Ecuador and Peru, showing that the major variations occurred within valleys in each country. The results confirmed the usefulness of microsatellites for identification of genetic diversity and geographic origin of cherimoya and are discussed in terms of their implications for ex situ conservation of cherimoya genetic resources.


2020 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. e45088
Author(s):  
Hugo Zeni Neto ◽  
Luiz Gustavo da Mata Borsuk ◽  
Luiz Renato Frederico dos Santos ◽  
Henrique Sanches Angeli ◽  
Guilherme Souza Berton ◽  
...  

The success of sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) breeding programs depends on the choice of productive parent lines that have a high industrial yield and are genetically divergent. This study assessed the genetic divergence and population structure of sugarcane accessions that are the parents of the RB05 Series of the Sugarcane Breeding Program of Brazil. The DNA of 82 accessions was evaluated using 36 simple sequence repeat markers. The Jaccard similarity coefficient and Unweighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic Mean clustering method were used to generate a cluster that was divided into 17 distinct groups derived from probabilistic models. The similarity coefficient used in both cases showed that the degree of similarity varied from 0.4716 (RB971551 x RB965586) to 0.9526 (RB936001 x SP89-1115), with a mean of 0.8536. This result demonstrates a high similarity between the 82 accessions and confirms Wright’s F statistic (0.125), which indicates moderate genetic variability. The less-similar crosses suggest that breeders seek a higher number of crosses using cultivar RB965586, highlighting the RB971551 x RB965586 and RB965586 x RB855511 crosses. The results demonstrate that crosses such as RB936001 x SP89-1115 and RB945954 x RB896342 should be avoided because of their high genetic similarity.


2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (9) ◽  
pp. 751-760 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Maria de Sousa ◽  
Maria do Socorro Padilha de Oliveira ◽  
João Tomé de Farias Neto

Abstract: The objective of this work was to quantify the genetic divergence among accessions of white-type acai palm, through morpho-agronomic characters. The accessions belong to the active acai palm germplasm bank of Embrapa Amazônia Oriental. Thirteen characters were evaluated in 26 accessions, originated from six municipalities in the state of Pará, Brazil. The data were subjected to deviance and multivariate analyses, based on the average Euclidean distance, and were grouped by Tocher’s method and the unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean (UPGMA). The accessions differed for eight characters. The distances among accessions ranged from 0.64 to 2.62, with an average of 1.36, and four groups were formed by Tocher’s method and two by the UPGMA. Seven major components explained 88.03% of the variation, whose graphic dispersion showed the tendency of forming four groups. The characters weight of 100 fruits, number of rachillae per bunch, and fruit yield per bunch contributed the most to the divergence, and the accessions from the municipalities of Breves, Curralinho, and Limoeiro do Ajuru were the most divergent. Therefore, the accessions of white acai palm show strong divergence and variability, which favor the selection of desirable individuals.


2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. B. Nzawele ◽  
C. L. Rweyemamu ◽  
A. P. Maerere

Bananas and plantains (Musa spp.) constitute staple food for over 20 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Since 1960, DRC is considered as a secondary centre of plantain diversification with few unknown accessions kept in the INERA-Mulungu genebank. Through similarity coefficients, cluster (unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean, single, complete, sequential, agglomerative, hierarchical and nested design/clustering procedure) and/or multivariate analyses, numerical morpho-taxonomy has established that this diversity is composed of 37 different accessions. Each accession expressed 98 characters among the 401 possible character states, thus providing 39,298 feature patterns (data points). The 98 characters included 32 vegetative and 66 male and female inflorescences. The accessions were clustered into three genomic groups (AAA, AAB and AABB). Subjective classification ascertained nine subgroups: AAB-Silk, AAB-Pome, AAB-Plantain, AABB-Pisang Awak, AAA-Cavendish, AAA-Ibota, AAA-Gros Michel, AAA-Green-Red and AAA-Lujugira-Mutika. Three subgroups were further divided into nine clone sets which consisted of: Dwarf and Giant Cavendish, French and Horn Plantains, and Musakala, Nfuuka, Nakitembe, Nakabululu and Beer/Mbidde within Lujugira-Mutika. Numerical morpho-taxonomy effectively indicated a relationship between the DRC and Tanzania's Musa diversity. For example, the accessions ‘Kamaramasengi’ and ‘Isangi’ were found to be similar to ‘Kisukari’ (AAB-Silk) and ‘Ngego I’ (AAB-French) common in the Tanzanian Southern Highland. Likewise, the accessions Kimalindi-fupi, Kimalindi-ndefu and Jamaica of Tanzania were duplicates of Bakurura (Kigurube), Cavendish of Butuza and Gros Michel in DRC, respectively. Moreover, numerical morpho-taxonomy confirmed the pedigree of AAB-Prata (Cibwalo) in FHIA 17 and FHIA 23 and the closeness of the ancestors of Yangambi Km5 and Gros Michel. Furthermore, numerical morpho-taxonomy established AA-Mshale malembo as one of the AAA-Lujugira-Mutika parents. Molecular investigations are finally required to confirm the genomes.


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