棉花遗传多样性SCoT和SRAP标记的研究及比较分析

利用SCoT和SRAP两种分子标记技术对30份彩色棉与白色棉种质资源,进行遗传多样性研究。用29对SRAP引物组合和26个SCoT引物分别对供试棉花的基因组DNA进行扩增。SCoT引物共扩增出163条带,多态性比率为61.96%,遗传相似系数GS值变化范围为0.5405～0.9972。SRAP引物组合共扩增条带1067条,多态性比率仅为14.1%,遗传相似系数GS值变化范围为0.5415～0.9109。两种标记系统得到了相似但并不完全相同的聚类图,2种标记方法间存在显著相关性(r=0.5518,P<0.05)。结果表明,SRAP与SCoT标记均适用于棉花种质的遗传多样性分析,且SCoT的标记指数MI高于SRAP标记,为SCoT这种新兴的标记技术在棉花育种中的应用提供了重要的依据。     

新疆枸杞种质资源遗传多样性分析及DNA指纹图谱构建

利用SCoT分子标记对新疆枸杞种质资源进行遗传多样性分析和DNA指纹图谱构建,为杂交育种和种质鉴定提供理论依据。结果显示:9条SCoT引物扩增出条带256条,其中219条为多态性条带,多态性比率达85.62%,多态性信息含量(PIC)值变化范围在0.77~0.91之间,平均值为0.85,观测等位基因数(Na)、有效等位基因数(Ne)、Nei's基因多样性指数(H)和Shannon信息指数(I)的平均值分别为1.8562、1.4350、0.2611、0.3989,聚类分析表明,遗传相似系数变化范围在0.5938~0.8398之间,在遗传相似系数为0.66和0.71处,可将30份材料分别分为2大类和4个亚类,主坐标分析结果和聚类结果基本一致,同时利用5条多态性SCoT引物构建了30份材料的DNA指纹图谱。新疆枸杞种质资源遗传多样性水平较高,且SCoT分子标记适于新疆枸杞种质资源遗传多样性分析和DNA指纹图谱构建,该研究结果为新疆枸杞种质资源评价、鉴定和新品种选育奠定了基础。     

中国西南区扁穗牛鞭草种质遗传多样性的SRAP分析

本研究采用SRAP标记对主要来自中国西南地区(四川,重庆,贵州和云南)的43份扁穗牛鞭草种质资源的遗传多样性进行了分析。试验筛选出了11对引物组合对43份供试材料进行扩增,共获得153条带,其中多态性条带140条,多态性条带比率为91.50%,平均每对引物扩增出条带13.91,多态性条带12.73。实验数据结果表明,43份扁穗牛鞭草材料间的遗传相似系数(GS)为0.565～0.992,平均值为0.723,表现出了丰富的遗传多样性。聚类分析结果表明,各供试材料间的聚类与其地理来源以及形态特征类型具有一定的相关性。同时,主成分分析结果能够直观的反映了各种质间的遗传关系。5个扁穗牛鞭草地理类群间的分子方差分析(AMOVA)揭示了供试的扁穗牛鞭草总遗传变异的85.99%存在于类群内,仅有14.01%的变异存在于类群之间,类群间的分化系数ΦST=0.140。本研究结果为扁穗牛鞭草种质的收集、利用及育种提供了理论依据。     

皂荚种质资源SCoT遗传多样性分析及指纹图谱的构建

采用SCoT标记分析了18个皂荚种质的遗传多样性,并采用UPGMA法对18个皂荚种质进行了聚类分析。在此基础上,通过筛选出的多态性条带构建了18个皂荚种质的SCoT指纹图谱。扩增结果表明:从51个SCoT引物中筛选了15个引物进行PCR扩增,共扩增出226条带,其中多态性条带216条,多态性比率为96.61%。各引物多态性信息含量(PIC)、观测等位基因数(Na)、有效等位基因数(Ne)、Nei’s基因多样性指数(H)和Shannon’s信息指数(I)的平均值分别为0.875 9、1.964 9、1.440 1、0.272 6、0.426 1。18个皂荚种质的遗传相似系数在0.491 4~0.938 1之间,表明供试材料之间具有较丰富的遗传多样性。聚类分析结果表明:在遗传相似系数为0.60处可将18个皂荚种质分为3组,其中野皂荚单独为一组,山皂荚和皂荚-T聚为一组,其它皂荚材料聚为一组。利用3个引物扩增的8个多态性位点构建了18份皂荚种质资源的DNA指纹图谱,可以将其区分并精准鉴定。该研究结果为皂荚种质的鉴定和新品种选育提供了一定的理论依据。     

鸭茅种质资源遗传多样性的SRAP研究

利用SRAP(Sequence-related amplified polymorphism)标记对来自国内外的45份鸭茅（Dactylis glomerata L.）种质资源进行遗传多样性研究。21对引物扩增出438个条带,多态性条带为363条,多态性条带比率为82.08%,每对引物组合的多态性带数平均为17.29条。GS值范围在0.6248-0.9686间,平均GS值为0.7958,显示来源广泛的鸭茅种质资源间存在着丰富的遗传变异。聚类分析及主成分分析能将所有材料聚为4类,能较准确的反映材料的来源分布情况及供试材料的染色体倍性差异,表明鸭茅的遗传多样性与染色体倍性及地理分布密切相关。同时清楚的揭示出国产鸭茅品种遗传基础较为狭窄。本研究为育种和探讨鸭茅种质资源遗传变异奠定了较好的理论基础。     

罗汉松遗传多样性的SCoT分析

采用SCoT分子标记技术对8份罗汉松种质材料进行遗传多样性研究。结果表明,从80条引物中筛选出10条重复性好、条带清晰的引物进行PCR扩增,共产生136条带,其中多态性带122条(占88.97%),8个罗汉松种质间的遗传相似系数范围在0.39～0.80说明罗汉松的遗传多样性丰富。利用UPGMA进行系统的聚类分析显示,将8份罗汉松材料分为2大类;主成分分析结果与聚类分析结果相一致。可见,利用SCoT分子标记可有效的分析罗汉松种质资源的遗传多样性,为罗汉松种质亲缘关系的鉴别和分类提供理论依据。     

贵州桃种质资源遗传多样性的SCoT分析

应用SCoT分子标记技术对71份贵州桃种质进行遗传多样性分析,以期从分子水平上揭示其遗传多样性及资源间的遗传关系,为科学保存与利用贵州桃种质资源提供依据。结果表明:(1)16条引物共检测出192个位点,其中多态性位点数156个,多态性比例为81.25%,平均每条引物扩增位点为12个;供试材料Nei’s遗传多样性指数(H)为0.265 0±0.186 1,Shannon’s信息指数(I)为0.400 3±0.254 3,遗传相似系数变幅为0.400 0~0.852 5。(2)UPGMA聚类分析显示,在相似系数0.65处可将71份桃资源分成6类,其中2份白花桃资源、2份血桃资源、2份青桃资源分别为同名异物。研究认为贵州桃种质具有较丰富的遗传多样性,采用该分子标记技术区分了同名异物的桃资源。     

望春玉兰种质资源遗传多样性ISSR分析

利用ISSR分子标记法对陕西、河南、湖北三省共35份具有代表性的单株野生望春玉兰种质进行遗传多样性和亲缘关系分析。从100条ISSR引物中筛选出来的10条多态性引物对供试材料进行PCR扩增后共获得154条条带,其中多态性条带143条(PPB=93.5%);根据ISSR扩增结果,35份材料间的遗传相似系数(GS)为0.55~0.87;Nei’s遗传多样度(H)为0.274 7;Shannon多态信息指数(I)为0.427 4;不同地区间的遗传分化系数(Gst)为0.1291。以上说明望春玉兰种质存在较丰富的遗传多样性,不同地区间和地区内均存在遗传分化,且地区内的变异对总变异的贡献相对较大。基于UPGMA法的聚类分析将35份供试材料分为四大类,其结果呈现出一定的地域性分布规律,与花色并无绝对关联。主成分分析结果基本支持聚类分析的结果。基于遗传距离和地理距离的Mantel检测显示,望春玉兰供试材料之间的遗传关系与它们的地理来源并无严格的一致性关系。     

应用RAMP标记分析国产姜黄属植物的遗传多样性

本研究运用RAMP(random amplified microsatellite polymorphism)分子标记分析了10种国产姜黄属(Curcuma)植物的遗传变异和亲缘关系。结果得到520条迁移率不同的条带,其中多态性条带有509条,每条引物平均得到10.6条带和10.4条多态性带,多态性条带的百分率为97.88%。69份供试材料之间遗传相似系数最大值为0.921,最小值为0.550。当遗传距离是0.61时,可将其分为四大类群。研究结果表明种间关系与地理位置有一定的关系,同时证实了姜黄属植物种质资源遗传多样性丰富,为姜黄属植物的分类鉴定奠定了基础。     

陕西大豆资源遗传多样性及变异特点研究

利用42个PAPD引物对75份陕西大豆种质进行遗传多样性分析,共扩增出310个条带,平均每个引物扩增7.3个条带,多态性比率为96%;田间试验考察了13个农艺性状。陕西大豆的遗传多样性在秦岭南、北两个地区有所不同,秦岭北品种遗传多样性指数较高的性状数目和性状遗传多样性指数都大于秦岭南品种,RAPD分子标记遗传多样性指数也是秦岭北品种大于秦岭南品种,但秦岭南品种RAPD分子标记的遗传多样性指数较高的个数大于秦岭北品种。聚类分析将参试大豆材料分为三大类,基本上反映了材料的地理来源。主成分分析结果显示,前两个主成分反映了10.95%的遗传变异,基于前两个主成分值的二维散点图可以将两个地区的材料基本区分开来。AMOVA分析显示,陕西大豆品种个体间的遗传变异占总变异的92.06%,地区间的遗传变异占总变异的7.94%,二者都达到了极显著水平。研究结果表明,陕西大豆资源存在丰富的遗传多样性,秦岭北品种遗传多样性较高,但秦岭南品种有着广泛的微小变异。     

Molecular insights of genetic variation in milk thistle (Silybum marianum [L.] Gaertn.) populations collected from southwest Iran

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is among the world’s popular medicinal plants. Start Codon Targeted (SCoT) marker system was utilized to investigate the genetic variability of 80 S. marianum genotypes from eight populations in Iran. SCoT marker produced 255 amplicons and 84.03% polymorphism was generated. The SCoT marker system’s polymorphism information content value was 0.43. The primers’ resolving power values were between 4.18 and 7.84. The percentage of polymorphic bands was between 33.3 and 100%. The Nei’s gene diversity (h) was 0.19–1.30 with an average 0.72. The Shannon’s index (I) ranged from 0.29 to 1.38 with an average value of 0.83. The average gene flow (0.37) demonstrated a high genetic variation among the studied populations. The variation of 42% was displayed by the molecular variance analysis among the populations while a recorded variation of 58% was made within the populations. Current investigation suggested that SCoT marker system could effectively evaluate milk thistle genotypes genetic diversity.

     

Evaluation of genetic diversity and population structure of polygonati rhizoma germplasms: implications for better crop development and conservation of a traditional Chinese medicine

Polygonati rhizoma (PR) is an important and widely used product in Chinese traditional medicine and edible goods. The time-consuming nature of breaking dormancy in both rhizomes and seeds means that improving variety selection is limited to collection, identification, and selection of germplasms. In this study, we used two DNA-based molecular marker techniques—inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and start codon targeted (SCoT)—to assess the genetic diversity and population structure among PR source plants collected from 47 different regions and belonging to 12 populations (P1–P12). For molecular markers analysis, 15 ISSR and 10 SCoT markers were tested. Total number of 159 fragments (150–4000 bp) were amplified based on ISSR analysis with a range from 6 to 17 bands, 153 of them were polymorphic, ranging from 97.27 to 100%. For SCoT analysis, 164 polymorphic bands (150–5000 bp) were observed, varying from 14 to 19 bands for each primer. Nei’s genetic diversity analysis showed that the highest value was found in P11 for ISSR and P4 for SCoT markers. The highest Nei’s genetic diversity value was observed in P5 for combined markers and the low in P2. Nei’s dendrogram constructed with combined markers indicated a 75–89% of genetic similarity coefficient among populations. Population structure analysis revealed an optimum number of three groups, the same as their geographical distribution. This knowledge on PR genetic diversity can be used in future breeding programs, genetic improvement, product enhancement, and germplasms conservation.     

Investigation and Analysis of Genetic Diversity of Diospyros Germplasms Using SCoT Molecular Markers in Guangxi

Background

Knowledge about genetic diversity and relationships among germplasms could be an invaluable aid in diospyros improvement strategies.

Methods

This study was designed to analyze the genetic diversity and relationship of local and natural varieties in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China using start codon targeted polymorphism (SCoT) markers. The accessions of 95 diospyros germplasms belonging to four species Diospyros kaki Thunb, D. oleifera Cheng, D. kaki var. silverstris Mak, and D. lotus Linn were collected from different eco-climatic zones in Guangxi and were analyzed using SCoT markers.

Results

Results indicated that the accessions of 95 diospyros germplasms could be distinguished using SCoT markers, and were divided into three groups at similarity coefficient of 0.608; these germplasms that belong to the same species were clustered together; of these, the degree of genetic diversity of the natural D. kaki var. silverstris Mak population was richest among the four species; the geographical distance showed that the 12 natural populations of D. kaki var. silverstris Mak were divided into two groups at similarity coefficient of 0.19. Meanwhile, in order to further verify the stable and useful of SCoT markers in diospyros germplasms, SSR markers were also used in current research to analyze the genetic diversity and relationship in the same diospyros germplasms. Once again, majority of germplasms that belong to the same species were clustered together. Thus SCoT markers were stable and especially useful for analysis of the genetic diversity and relationship in diospyros germplasms.

Discussion

The molecular characterization and diversity assessment of diospyros were very important for conservation of diospyros germplasm resources, meanwhile for diospyros improvement.     

Genetic variability and structure of Quercus brantii assessed by ISSR,IRAP and SCoT markers

Persian oak (Quercus brantii Lindl.) is one of the most important woody species of the Zagros forests in Iran. Three molecular marker techniques: start codon targeted (SCoT), inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and inter-retrotransposon amplified polymorphism (IRAP) markers were compared for fingerprinting of 125 individuals of this species collected from different geographical locations of north-west of Iran. A total of 233 bands were amplified by 18 ISSR primers, of which 224 (96.10%) were polymorphic, and 126 polymorphic bands (97.65%) were observed in 129 bands amplified by 10 IRAP primers. Besides, 118 bands were observed for all 10 SCoT primers, of which 113 were polymorphic (95.71%). Average polymorphism information content (PIC) for ISSR, IRAP and SCoT markers was 0.30, 0.32 and 0.38, respectively, and this revealed that SCoT markers were more informative than IRAP and ISSR for the assessment of diversity among individuals. Based on the three different molecular types, cluster analysis revealed that 125 individuals taken for the analysis can be divided into three distinct clusters. The Jaccard's genetic similarity based on the combined data ranged from 0.23 to 0.76. These results suggest that efficiency of SCoT, IRAP and ISSR markers was relatively the same in fingerprinting of individuals. All molecular marker types revealed a low genetic differentiation among populations, indicating the possibility of gene flow between the studied populations. These results have an important implication for Persian oak (Q. brantii) germplasm characterization, improvement, and conservation.     

Start Codon Targeted (SCoT) marker reveals genetic diversity of Dendrobium nobile Lindl., an endangered medicinal orchid species

Genetic variability in the wild genotypes of Dendrobium nobile Lindl. collected from different parts of Northeast India, was analyzed using a Start Codon Targeted (SCoT) marker system. A total of sixty individuals comprising of six natural populations were investigated for the existing natural genetic diversity. One hundred and thirty two (132) amplicons were produced by SCoT marker generating 96.21% polymorphism. The PIC value of the SCoT marker system was 0.78 and the Rp values of the primers ranged between 4.43 and 7.50. The percentage of polymorphic loci (Pp) ranging from 25% to 56.82%, Nei's gene diversity (h) from 0.08 to 0.15 with mean Nei's gene diversity of 0.28, and Shannon's information index (I) values ranging from 0.13 to 0.24 with an average value of 0.43 were recorded. The gene flow value (0.37) and the diversity among populations (0.57) demonstrated higher genetic variation among the populations. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) showed 43.37% of variation within the populations, whereas 56.63% variation was recorded among the populations. Cluster analysis also reveals high genetic variation among the genotypes. Present investigation suggests the effectiveness of SCoT marker system to estimate the genetic diversity of D. nobile and that it can be seen as a preliminary point for future research on the population and evolutionary genetics of this endangered orchid species of medicinal importance.     

Molecular insights into genetic diversity and population dynamics of five medicinal <Emphasis Type="Italic">Eulophia</Emphasis> species: a threatened orchid taxa of Africa

Genetic diversity existing amongst five Eulophia orchid species were assessed using start codon targeted polymorphism (SCoT) and inter-retrotransposon amplified polymorphism (IRAP) markers. A total of 12 SCoT and 5 IRAP markers revealed an average of 63% genetic variability [SCoT?=?63.87; IRAP?=?64.95%] amongst the five Eulophia species investigated. The genetic similarities were assessed using both UPGMA and Bayesian approaches which indicated identical clustering patterns at a genetic similarity level of 50%. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) revealed the presence of a significant degree of genetic variability, mostly compartmentalized within the species level. Amongst the five assessed Eulophia species, E. parviflora was the most genetically diverse representative whereas E. welwitschii was found to be least diverse based on a comparative assessment of various population genetic parameters like Nei’s gene diversity (h) and Shannon’s information index (I) with an overall gene flow value greater than 1. In order to evaluate the comparative marker efficiency, SCoT and IRAP marker data were subjected to various benchmark analyses like marker index, resolving power, polymorphic index content, multiplex ratio and effective multiplex ratio which revealed the robustness of both the marker techniques in assessment of genetic diversity. The present report provides the first molecular insights into the aspects of inter and intra specific genetic variability in medicinally as well as horticulturally important Eulophia species along with addressing their conservation concerns. In a nutshell, the present approach is simple, rapid and cost effective and can be extended for analysis of genetic diversity of other related plant species.     

Start Codon Targeted (SCoT) markers provide new insights into the genetic diversity analysis and characterization of Tunisian Citrus species

Start Codon Targeted markers were used to establish phylogenetic relationship among seven species from Citrus L. genus. Twelve SCoT primers were used for their ability to reveal polymorphism of the targeted codon of initiation. A total of 132 amplicons were generated and 93.9% of them were polymorphic. The polymorphism information content of 0.884 and the resolving power of 75.22 illustrate the efficiency of the tested SCoT primers in highlighting polymorphism. The average Nei's (1973) gene diversity (0.376), the Schannon's index (0.548) and the Gst parameter (0.346) describe an important polymorphism at the interspecies level in Citrus genus. Analysis of molecular variance suggested significant genetic differences within species. In fact, 84% of variance occurs within the species, whereas 16% of the variation was recorded among the species of Citrus. The limited gene flow (Nm = 0.941) was recognized as a major factor to explain the partition of the observed diversity. The principal coordinates analyses, Neighbor Joining and the Bayesian clustering approach based on the SCoT markers also confirm the discrimination of the species of Citrus. Our results confirm the relevance and suggest the effectiveness of the SCoT markers for assessing genetic diversity, characterization and identification of the species of Citrus.