Genetic Relatedness of Pecan Cultivars Determined by Using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD)

HortScience ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 493b-493
Author(s):  
Yongling Xiao ◽  
Dong Young Shin ◽  
Hazel Y. Wetzstein
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Genomic Dna ◽  
Genetic Relatedness ◽  
Random Amplified Polymorphic Dna ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Parent Selection ◽  
Cultivar Classification

Although pecan (Carya illinoinensis) is an economically important nut and timber crop, little is known about the nature of genetic variation among pecan cultivars. In addition, the pedigree of many cultivars remains unknown or is questionable. In this study, the genomic DNA of 20 pecan cultivars were analyzed by RAPD, using 20 randomly selected oligoes as primers. Based on their genetic similarities derived from the RAPD data, the 20 pecan cultivars were classified into different groups. Pecan cultivars within the same group displayed very little genetic variation, whereas cultivars in different groups showed significant diversity. The putative origins for some pecan cultivars previously believed to have unknown pedigrees were also identified based on the RAPD data obtained. Results of this study provide information useful for pecan cultivar classification and parent selection in pecan breeding programs.

scholarly journals Genetic diversity among forty coffee varieties assessed by RAPD markers associated with restriction digestion

2005 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 511-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leandro Eugênio Cardamoni Diniz ◽  
Claudete de Fátima Ruas ◽  
Valdemar de Paula Carvalho ◽  
Fabrício Medeiros Torres ◽  
Eduardo Augusto Ruas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Genetic Variability ◽  
Clustering Analysis ◽  
Genomic Dna ◽  
Rapd Markers ◽  
Random Amplified Polymorphic Dna ◽  
Pcr Amplification ◽  
Restriction Digestion ◽  
Agronomic Features

The genetic variability of 40 accessions of_C. arabica was evaluated using a combination of the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique and restriction digestion of genomic DNA. The genetic variability and the relatedness among all accessions were initially evaluated using 195 RAPD primers which revealed a very low level of genetic variation. To improve the efficiency in the detection of polymorphism, the genomic DNA of all accessions were submitted to digestion with restriction endonucleases prior to PCR amplification. A total of 24 primers combined with restriction digestion of DNA rendered 318 bands, of which 266 (83.65%) were polymorphic. The associations among genotypes were estimated using UPGMA-clustering analysis. The accessions were properly clustered according to pedigree and agronomic features. The ability to distinguish among coffee accessions was greater for RAPD plus restriction digestion than for RAPD alone, providing evidences that the combination of the techniques was very efficient for the estimation of genetic relationship among_C. arabica genotypes.

Identification and Analysis of Genetic Variation among Rose Cultivars Using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA

2005 ◽  
Vol 60 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 611-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anuradha Mohapatra ◽  
Gyana Ranjan Rout
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Rapd Markers ◽  
Genetic Relationships ◽  
Random Amplified Polymorphic Dna ◽  
Plant Genetic Resources ◽  
Flower Colour ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Rose Breeding

Identified germplasm is an important component for efficient and effective management of plant genetic resources. Traditionally, cultivars or species identification has relied on morphological characters like growth habit or floral morphology like flower colour and other characteristics of the plant. Studies were undertaken for identification and analysis of genetic variation within 34 rose cultivars through random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. Analysis was made by using twenty five decamer primers. Out of twenty five, ten primers were selected and used for identification and analysis of genetic relationships among 34 rose cultivars. A total of 162 distinct DNA fragments ranging from 0.1 to 3.4 kb was amplified by using 10 selected random decamer primers. The genetic similarity was evaluated on the basis of presence or absence of bands. The cluster analysis indicated that the 34 rose cultivars form 9 clusters. The first cluster consists of eight hybrid cultivars, three clusters having five cultivars each, one cluster having four cultivars, two clusters having three cultivars each and two clusters having one cultivar each. The genetic distance was very close within the cultivars. Thus, these RAPD markers have the potential for identification of clusters and characterization of genetic variation within the cultivars. This is also helpful in rose breeding programs and provides a major input into conservation biology.

scholarly journals Temporal Variation in the Genetic Composition of an Endangered Marsupial Reflects Reintroduction History

Diversity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 257
Author(s):  
Rujiporn Thavornkanlapachai ◽  
Harriet R. Mills ◽  
Kym Ottewell ◽  
J. Anthony Friend ◽  
W. Jason Kennington
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Genetic Relatedness ◽  
Allelic Diversity ◽  
Genetic Composition ◽  
Effective Population ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Genetic Changes ◽  
Reintroduced Population ◽  
Source Populations ◽  
Conservation Breeding

The loss of genetic variation and genetic divergence from source populations are common problems for reintroductions that use captive animals or a small number of founders to establish a new population. This study evaluated the genetic changes occurring in a captive and a reintroduced population of the dibbler (Parantechinus apicalis) that were established from multiple source populations over a twelve-year period, using 21 microsatellite loci. While the levels of genetic variation within the captive and reintroduced populations were relatively stable, and did not differ significantly from the source populations, their effective population size reduced 10–16-fold over the duration of this study. Evidence of some loss of genetic variation in the reintroduced population coincided with genetic bottlenecks that occurred after the population had become established. Detectable changes in the genetic composition of both captive and reintroduced populations were associated with the origins of the individuals introduced to the population. We show that interbreeding between individuals from different source populations lowered the genetic relatedness among the offspring, but this was short-lived. Our study highlights the importance of sourcing founders from multiple locations in conservation breeding programs to avoid inbreeding and maximize allelic diversity. The manipulation of genetic composition in a captive or reintroduced population is possible with careful management of the origins and timings of founder releases.

Molecular analysis of genetic variation among alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and Medicago ruthenica clones

2000 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 773-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. A. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Medicago Sativa ◽  
Genetic Relatedness ◽  
Physiological Stress ◽  
Random Amplified Polymorphic Dna ◽  
Genetic Distances ◽  
Medicago Ruthenica ◽  
Medicago Sativa L ◽  
Bridge Crossing ◽  
Simple Sequence

Medicago ruthenica (L.) Ledebour is an allogamous diploid (2n = 2x = 16) perennial indigenous to Siberia, Mongolia and Manchuria with a remarkable ability to survive mechanical and physiological stress. The possibility of hybridizing alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and M. ruthenica is being investigated. The objective of the current research was to conduct a molecular assessment of genetic relatedness and inter- and intra-specific genetic variation in cultivated alfalfa (2n = 4x = 32) and M. ruthenica. Seventeen alfalfa clones, selected randomly from the broad-based population W10- AC3, and 17 agronomically superior M. ruthenica clones, tracing to 17 collection sites in Inner Mongolia, were studied using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD), Anchored Microsatellite Priming (AMSP), and Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) analyses of genomic DNA. Mean genetic distances (GD) within M. ruthenica and alfalfa clones were 0.5 and 0.56, respectively, based on RAPD/AMSP data, and 0.29 and 0.40, respectively, based on SSR data. Alfalfa and M. ruthenica were genetically distant (RAPD/AMSP GD = 0.73); however, this difference does not necessarily preclude the possibility of interspecific hybridization, although the use of techniques such as bridge crossing, embryo culture rescue and/or protoplast fusion may be necessary. Key words: Alfalfa, genetic resources, Medicago ruthenica, Medicago sativa, microsatellite, simple sequence

scholarly journals Genetic variation and molecular relationships among eight taxa of Desmodium Desv. based on RAPD markers

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-154
Author(s):  
M. Oliur Rahman ◽  
Md. Zahidur Rahman ◽  
Sonia Khan Sony ◽  
Mohammad Nurul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Genetic Distance ◽  
Rapd Markers ◽  
Genetic Relatedness ◽  
Random Amplified Polymorphic Dna ◽  
Banding Patterns ◽  
Upgma Dendrogram ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Plant Taxon ◽  
Molecular Relationships

Genetic variation and molecular relationships among eight taxa of Desmodium Desv. were assessed on the basis of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. The banding patterns of eight taxa namely, Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC., D. heterocarpon (L.) DC., D. heterophyllum (Willd.) DC., D. motorium (Houtt.) Merr., D. pulchellum (L.) Benth., D. triflorum (L.) DC., D. triquetrum (L.) DC. and D. triquetrumsubsp. alatum (DC.) Prain were compared. A total of 81 DNA fragments were detected by 11 primers. Among the taxa studied D. triquetrum and D. triquetrum subsp. alatum were found to be most closely related followed by close proximity between D. gangeticum and D. motorium. The highest genetic distance was observed between D. triflorum and D. heterophyllum followed by D. heterocarpon and D. heterophyllum. UPGMA dendrogram was constructed to show the genetic relatedness among the taxa employed and the tree revealed a close proximity among D. pulchellum, D. gangeticum and D. motorium. In contrast, D. heterophyllum was found distantly related with rest of the taxa.Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 24(2): 149–154.

Genetic Relationships of Cory's Shearwater: Parentage, Mating Assortment, and Geographic Differentiation Revealed by DNA Fingerprinting

The Auk ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 117 (3) ◽  
pp. 651-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corinne Rabouam ◽  
Vincent Bretagnolle ◽  
Yves Bigot ◽  
Georges Periquet
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Dna Fingerprinting ◽  
Genetic Relatedness ◽  
Isolation By Distance ◽  
Genetic Relationships ◽  
Cory’S Shearwater ◽  
Genetic Structure Of Populations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Calonectris Diomedea

Abstract We used DNA fingerprinting to assess genetic structure of populations in Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea). We analyzed mates and parent-offspring relationships, as well as the amount and distribution of genetic variation within and among populations, from the level of subcolony to subspecies. We found no evidence of extrapair fertilization, confirming that the genetic breeding system matches the social system that has been observed in the species. Mates were closely related, and the level of genetic relatedness within populations was within the range usually found in inbred populations. In contrast to previous studies based on allozymes and mtDNA polymorphism, DNA fingerprinting using microsatellites revealed consistent levels of genetic differentiation among populations. However, analyzing the two subspecies separately revealed that the pattern of genetic variation among populations did not support the model of isolation by distance. Natal dispersal, as well as historic and/or demographic events, probably contributed to shape the genetic structure of populations in the species.

scholarly journals Detection and analysis of genetic variation in Salicornieae (Chenopodiaceae) using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers

Taxon ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Luque ◽  
C. Ruiz ◽  
J. Avalos ◽  
I. L. Calderón ◽  
M. E. Figueroa
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Rapd Markers ◽  
Random Amplified Polymorphic Dna

scholarly journals Molecular characterization of Vibrio cholerae O1 and non-O1 from human and environmental sources in Malaysia

1999 ◽  
Vol 123 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. RADU ◽  
Y. K. HO ◽  
S. LIHAN ◽  
YUHERMAN ◽  
G. RUSUL ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Vibrio Cholerae ◽  
Genetic Relatedness ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Random Amplified Polymorphic Dna ◽  
Plasmid Profile ◽  
Significant Public Health ◽  
Resistance Patterns ◽  
Wide Variability

A total of 31 strains of Vibrio cholerae O1 (10 from outbreak cases and 7 from surface water) and non-O1 (4 from clinical and 10 from surface water sources) isolated between 1993 and 1997 were examined with respect to presence of cholera enterotoxin (CT) gene by PCR-based assays, resistance to antibiotics, plasmid profiles and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. All were resistant to 9 or more of the 17 antibiotics tested. Identical antibiotic resistance patterns of the isolates may indicate that they share a common mode of developing antibiotic resistance. Furthermore, the multiple antibiotic resistance indexing showed that all strains tested originated from high risk contamination. Plasmid profile analysis by agarose gel electrophoresis showed the presence of small plasmids in 12 (7 non-O1 and 5 O1 serotypes) with sizes ranging 1·3–4·6 MDa. The CT gene was detected in all clinical isolates but was present in only 14 (6 O1 serotype and 8 non-O1 serotype) isolates from environmental waters. The genetic relatedness of the clinical and environmental Vibrio cholerae O1 and non-O1 strains was investigated by RAPD fingerprinting with four primers. The four primers generated polymorphisms in all 31 strains of Vibrio cholerae tested, producing bands ranging from <250 to 4500 bp. The RAPD profiles revealed a wide variability and no correlation with the source of isolation. This study provides evidence that Vibrio cholerae O1 and non-O1 have significant public health implications.

Direct comparison of levels of genetic variation in tomato detected by a GACA-containing microsatellite probe and by random amplified polymorphic DNA

Genome ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 375-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Rus-Kortekaas ◽  
M. J. M. Smulders ◽  
P. Arens ◽  
B. Vosman
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Somaclonal Variation ◽  
Random Amplified Polymorphic Dna ◽  
Dna Fingerprint ◽  
Pairwise Comparisons ◽  
Lycopersicon Pennellii ◽  
Lycopersicon Species ◽  
Polymorphic Bands ◽  
Simple Sequence

In this study, a direct comparison was made of the ability of four selected random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) primers and a GACA-containing microsatellite probe to detect genetic variation in Lycopersicon. Of the 89 RAPD primers initially tested, 85 showed differences between a representative of Lycopersicon pennellii and L. esculentum, but only 4 distinguished among three L. esculentum cultivars. These four primers were subsequently tested on representatives of six Lycopersicon species. In pairwise comparisons of species, all or 14 of the 15 combinations could be distinguished by single primers. When the primers were tested on 15 L. esculentum cultivars, 90 of the 105 combinations could be distinguished by the four primers together. Finally, none of 118 tested primers showed reproducible differences among calli or progeny of régénérants from tissue culture, although some of the plants had inherited morphological mutations. The probe pWVA16, which detects GACA-containing microsatellites, could distinguish in TaqI-digested DNA the representatives of Lycopersicon species as well as all the L. esculentum cultivars tested. The probe was unable to detect polymorphisms among calli and the progeny of regenerants from tissue culture. An analysis of the results showed that the four selected RAPD primers were able to detect polymorphic bands among species at a frequency of 80%, and among cultivars at a frequency of 44%. In contrast, the microsatellite probe detected polymorphic bands at a frequency of 100 and 95%, respectively. The GACA-containing probe did not detect any common bands among the representatives of the six species, while band sharing with RAPDs was 48%. These results indicate that the two methods detect two types of DNA that differ in their degree of variability.Key words: DNA fingerprint, RAPD, simple sequence, somaclonal variation, tissue culture.

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