濒危植物三棱栎遗传多样性的RAPD分析

用随机扩增多态DNA (RAPD)标记对 5个三棱栎 (Trigonobalanusdoichangensis)居群共 99个个体进行遗传多样性和居群遗传结构分析。 16个引物共检测到 15 7个位点 ,其中多态位点 83个 ,占 5 2 87%。物种水平Shannon多样性指数I =0 2 4 31,Nei基因多样度h =0 15 95 ,种内总遗传变异量Ht=0 16 0 0 ,居群内遗传变异量Hs =0 0 74 9,居群间变异量大于居群内变异量 ,表明三棱栎的遗传变异主要存在于居群之间。与同科植物相比 ,三棱栎遗传多样性较低 ,遗传分化系数Gst =0 5 32 0 ,说明居群间的遗传变异占 5 3 2 0 % ,居群间已出现强烈的遗传分化。当地人的强烈活动造成的生境破碎化和居群隔离 ,以及三棱栎演化过程中的地史变化对其种群发展的影响等 ,可能是造成其居群间强烈的遗传分化和较低遗传多样性的原因。基于本研究结果 ,提出了三棱栎遗传多样性的保护策略。     

金花茶遗传多样性的ISSR分析

采用ISSR分子标记对金花茶的4个自然分布居群的126份样品的遗传多样性水平进行了研究。用12条引物,共检测到105个清晰的扩增位点,其中多态性位点79个,多态位点百分率(PPB)为75．24％。采用POPGENE软件进行分析,结果表明：居群总的Nei’s基因多样性指数为0．2302,Shannon信息多态性指数为0．3502,金花茶总的遗传多样性水平较高。但金花茶居群内的遗传多样性相对较低。基因分化系数为0．5752,遗传变异主要存在于居群间。用NTSYS软件对样品进行UPGMA聚类分析,结果4个居群的样品各自聚在一起,而金花茶两间断分布区区内的居群又各自聚在一起。金花茶4个居群间的遗传距离与地理距离呈显著的正相关(r=0．68261,P=1．0000)。     

古尔班通古特沙漠荒漠肉苁蓉遗传多样性分析

为了全面了解古尔班通古特沙漠荒漠肉苁蓉居群分布的遗传多样性特点,本研究通过ISSR分子标记技术,利用Nei和Shannon等多样性指数对古尔班通古特沙漠中5个居群166个个体的荒漠肉苁蓉遗传多样性、荒漠肉苁蓉种群和种内的遗传多样性进行分析。在供试材料中,8个引物共扩增出144个多态位点,多态位点百分率达100%,5个居群的多态位点百分率差异在46.53%～77.78%之间。在物种水平上,Nei基因多样度(h)为0.260 4,Shannon多样性指数(I)是0.411 0。遗传变异分析表明,物种水平的居群间遗传分化系数Gst为0.222 2,居群间的基因流Nm为1.750 7。研究显示古尔班通古特沙漠中荒漠肉苁蓉多态位点比例高,各居群基因交流较多,不同居群间遗传变异并不明显,这些对肉从蓉资源有效地保护和利用具有重要意义。     

利用ISSR标记对新疆白梭梭居群的遗传多样性分析

利用ISSR分子标记对新疆白梭梭4个居群,105个个体进行了遗传多样性的比较分析。在供试材料中,11个引物共扩增出171个多态位点,多态位点百分率为84．85％,4个居群的多态位点百分率差异在33．92％．40．35％之间。Shannon多样性指数（I）为0．3518,物种水平的Nei基因多样度（h）为0．3482。遗传变异分析表明,物种水平的居群间遗传分化系数Gst为0．6238,居群间的基因流Nm为0．3016。遗传分析表明吐鲁番居群和甘家湖居群的遗传距离最近。     

广东高州普通野生稻(Oryza rufipogon Griff)的遗传多样性和居群遗传分化研究

利用30对SSR引物对广东高州普通野生稻3个群体进行了遗传多样性分析和居群遗传分化研究.结果表明,30对引物中只有20对表现出多态,多态位点比率P为66.7%;在20个多态位点中共检测出81个等位变异,平均等位变异数(Ap)为4.05 个;3个群体总的遗传多样性(Ht)为0.61,其中,居群内的遗传多样性为居群间的遗传多样性的3倍多,说明总的遗传多样性主要来自居群内;虽然居群间的遗传分化系数(G ST)较低,仅为0.2427,但当遗传相似系数临界值增加时,3个群体在聚类图上相对独立 ,说明3个群体既存在着高度的遗传相似性,又具有一定程度的遗传分化,可以作为3个居群进行原生境保护.     

孑遗植物水杉的遗传多样性研究

采用随机扩增多态DNA(RAPD)方法对孑遗植物水杉 (Metasequoiaglyptostroboides)的 8个居群 (包括 6个孑遗居群和 2个人工栽培居群 )的 48个个体进行了遗传多样性研究。用 16个随机引物共扩增出清晰谱带 5 7条。孑遗居群平均多态位点百分率为 38.6 %。各居群多态位点百分率差异显著 ( 10 .5 3%～ 33 .33 % ) :湖北利川的小河和桂花 2个居群较高 ,分别是 33 .33%和 31.5 8% ;湖南龙山洛塔居群较低 ,为 10 .5 3 %。人工栽培居群中 ,美国密西根州和湖北武汉 2个居群的多态位点百分率也较低 ,仅分别为 10 .5 3 %和 8.77%。用POPGENE 1.31版软件进行数据处理后结果如下 :孑遗居群的平均Nei’s基因多样性为 0 .130 5 ,Shannon’s遗传多样性信息指数为 0 .192 1,水杉孑遗居群遗传距离与地理距离的相关系数r =0 .2 346 6 (P =73 .2 7% ) ,基因分化系数Gst=0 .10 82 ,表明居群间有一定分化。用UPGMA方法聚类可知 ,2个人工居群与湖北利川居群优先聚类。鉴于目前水杉孑遗居群生境人为破坏严重、遗传多样性较低和原生母树分布分散 ,建议在湖北利川小河和桂花野生水杉最适生境建立水杉遗传多样性保护点 ,将现有的 2 5 0多株原生母树分别采种育苗定植于保护点 ,以达到最大限度地保存现有水杉遗传多样性的目的。     

利用ISSR标记对新疆梭梭遗传多样性的研究

利用ISSR分子标记对新疆梭梭8个居群、218个个体进行了遗传多样性的比较分析,在供试材料中,11个引物共扩增出222个多态位点,多态位点百分率为89.23%,8个居群的多态位点百分率差异在23.42%~45.05%之间,多态位点百分率最高的是乌苏居群,最低的为托克逊居群.遗传变异分析表明,物种水平的基因分化系数Gst为63.78.居群间的基因流Nm为0.284 0,Shannon多样性指数(I)为0.506 0,物种水平的Nei s基因多样度(H)为0.336 2.遗传分析表明乌苏居群和莫索湾居群有较近的遗传距离.     

喜马拉雅-横断山区钟花报春居群遗传多样性及遗传分化

应用简单序列重复区间(ISSR,Inter-simple sequence repeat)分子标记,对喜马拉雅．横断山区钟花报春(Primula sikkimensis)进行居群遗传分析。用10个ISSR引物对13个居群的254个个体进行扩增,共检出91条扩增片段,全部为多态带,总的多态位点百分率为100％。Shannon多样性指数(Ho)从0．2293到0．4016,居群水平上平均值(HPCP)为0．3211,物种水平上(Hsp)为0．5576。利用分子方差(AMOVA)软件分析,其结果为：在总的遗传变异中,有50．28％的遗传变异属于居群之间;用POPGENE计算出的遗传分化系数GST=0．4127,即居群间的分化变异占居群总遗传变异的41．27％,比AMOVA分析所得的结果偏低。居群间遗传距离变化范围从0．0780到0．4748,遗传一致度(I)的变化范围从0．6220到0．9250。居群间的基因流Nm=0．7114,相对低的基因流可能是维持钟花报春居群遗传分化的原因。这表明,喜马拉雅．横断山区钟花报春的13个居群具有很高的遗传多样性,并且居群间的分化也很大。     

濒危植物连香树居群的遗传多样性和遗传分化研究

利用ISSR分子标记技术对濒危植物连香树10个居群的遗传多样性和遗传变异进行了分析,结果表明:连香树物种水平遗传多样性较高,多态位点百分率(PPB)达到69.59%,Nei’s基因多样性指数(H)和Shannon信息指数(I)分别为0.231 3和0.351 4;而在居群水平上,多态位点百分率(PPB)为30.61%,Nei’s基因多样性指数(H)和Shannon信息指数(I)分别为0.115 6和0.173 3。遗传变异分析表明,居群间遗传分化程度高,遗传分化系数(GST)为0.500 3,居群间基因流Nm为0.527 3。Mantel检测,居群间的遗传距离和地理距离之间不存在显著的相关性。生境的片断化使居群间的基因流受阻,可能是导致居群间高遗传分化和居群水平低遗传多样性的主要原因。     

红泡刺藤居群的遗传多样性研究

利用ISSR分子标记对红泡刺藤的12个居群共242个个体进行了遗传多样性分析.结果表明:(1)16个ISSR引物共扩增到257个位点,其中236个是多态性位点,占91.83％.(2)红泡刺藤居群具有较高水平的遗传多样性,在物种水平上,平均每个位点的多态位点百分率为97.50％,有效等位基因数为1.267,Nei's遗传多样性为0.177,Shannon's多态信息指数为0.296;居群水平上多态位点百分率为51.43％,有效等位基因数为1.205,Nei's 遗传多样性为0.127,Shannon's多态信息指数为0.202.(3)居群间基因分化系数为0.2815,AMOVA分析居群间遗传变异占总量的34.47％,二者结果相近,说明红泡刺藤居群间存在一定程度的遗传分化.居群内的遗传变异为65.53％,基因流为1.2762.(4) Mantel检测显示居群间的遗传距离与地理距离不存在相关性.UPGMA聚类分析和二维主成分分析结果一致,红泡刺藤居群可分为2个居群组,即金沙江居群和维西居群为一个类群,其他居群为另外一大类,表明生态地理条件相似的居群优先集中.     

On a method of estimating the genetic correlation between characters measured in different experimental units

Summary Yamada's method of estimating genetic co-variances between traits measured in different experimental units is discussed. It is shown that if the data are unbalanced, this method gives biased estimates of genetic covariances unless the traits have identical genetic and residual variances. An alternative unbiased procedure is suggested.     

植物种质群体遗传结构改变的测度

本文旨在探讨植物种质资源保存中由于人为和自然缘故导致遗传结构改变的评价指标和评价方法.在介绍植物种质资源保存研究一些基本概念的基础上,归纳了测度种质库(收集品)遗传潜势的6种遗传多样性统计指标,包括同一变异层次的类型数、类型分布均衡度、遗传相似性与遗传距离、遗传方差与遗传变异系数、多元变异指数以及亲本系数.指出若无遗传丰富度相伴,单有遗传离散度并未提供遗传多样性的完整测度.探讨了人为条件导致植物种质资源遗传结构改变的遗传流失、环境胁迫所致植物种质资源遗传结构改变的遗传脆弱性和种子扩繁所引发的植物种质资源遗传结构改变的遗传漂变和遗传漂移等的统计指标.文末给出了自花授粉植物和异花授粉植物群体适宜样本容量研究的个例.     

Genetic differentiation among local populations of Asian elephant

Electrohoretically detectable enetic variation for 29 kinds of blood protein encoded by 33 loci was analyzed for 78 Asian eletants (Elephas maximus) which were collected from its four local populations: Sri Lanka, Souti India, Thailand and Nepal. Elehants in Sri Lanka are classified into the subspecies E.m. maximus, and those from the other tlree localities into the subspecies E. m. indicus. Six variable loci were detected, and one of them, the tetrazolium oxidase locus, was observed to show a complete allele substitution between the subspecies. Average heterozgosity within local populations were in a range of 0.0152 ? 0.0303. Whereas the Nei's genetic distance among three local populations of the subspecies indicus were 0.0013 ? 0.0031, the distance between the subspecies indicus and maximus were 0.0328 ? 0.0370, indicating that the two subspecies were well differentiated genetically.     

Remarkable genetic divergence of Gymnodiptychus dybowskii between south and north of Tianshan Mountain in northwest China

Gymnodiptychus dybowskii is endemic to Xinjiang, China and has been locally listed as protected animals. To investigate its genetic diversity and structure, specimens were collected from six localities in Yili River system and Kaidu River. Fragments of 1092bp Cyt b gene were sequenced for 116 individuals. A total of 21 haplotypes were found in all samples, and no haplotype was shared between Yili River system and Kaidu River population. Sequence comparisons revealed 123 variable sites, with eight singleton sites and 115 parsimony informative sites. For all the populations examined, the haplotype diversity (h) was 0.8298 ± 0.0226, nucleotide diversity (π) was 0.2521 ± 0.1202, and average number of pairwise nucleotide differences (k) was 275.3369 ± 118.5660. AMOVA analysis showed that the differences were significant for total populations except for Yili River system populations. The pairwise F_st values revealed same conclusion with AMOVA analysis: Kaidu River population was divergent from Yili River system populations. The genetic distance between two groups was 0.108 and the divergence time was estimated at 5.4–6.6 Ma, the uplift of Tianshan Mountain might have separated them and resulted in the genetic differentiation. The neutrality test and mismatch analysis indicated that both two groups of G. dybowskii had went through population expansion, the expansion time of Yili River system and Kaidu River population was estimated at 0.5859–0.7146 Ma and 0.5151–0.6282 Ma, respectively. The climate changes of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau might have influenced the demographic history of G. dybowskii.     

Loss of genetic diversity from heterogeneous self-pollinating genebank accessions

Genebank seed accessions of predominantly self-pollinating species may be stored either as bulked (mixed) seed lines or as pure line cultivars. If seed lines are bulked in storage then when considered over several regeneration cycles, loss of genetic diversity within heterogeneous self pollinating genebank accessions is shown to be severe. This within-accession loss of diversity represents opportunities foregone through the random loss of individual genotypes. Amongst working collections, the utility and repeatability of genebank accessions is paramount in the justification of the germ plasm resource. Therefore, the only practical solution to the management of predominantly self-pollinating species is to preserve individual accessions as pure lines.     

Genetic diversity of natural populations of Larix principis-rupprechtii in Shanxi Province,China

Prince Rupprecht's Larch (Larix principis-rupprechtii Mayr.) is one of dominant components of middle and high elevation forests in North China. Shanxi Province is well known as “the Hometown of Prince Rupprecht's Larch” in China. In this study, six natural populations of this species across Shanxi were selected to investigate the genetic variation of the species using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers. Results showed that in comparison with some other species of Larix, higher genetic diversity was revealed at the species level for L. principis-rupprechtii (percentage of polymorphic loci PPL = 71.9%, Nei's gene diversity H_E = 0.225, Shannon information index I = 0.341). Most of genetic variation existed within populations (80.5%), while the genetic differentiation among populations was significant (p < 0.001) and higher (G_st = 0.194) than most other species of Larix. The differentiation can be attributed to the limited gene flow (N_m = 1.035) among populations, which could be due to the spatial isolation and habitat fragmentation. The six populations can be divided into three groups based on the Nei's genetic distances between populations (from 0.033 to 0.076). There was no significant correlation (r = 0.268, p > 0.05) between genetic distance and geographic distance among populations. The measures for in-situ or ex-situ conservation should be taken to preserve the genetic diversity of this species.     

Study of the genetic code adaptability by means of a genetic algorithm

We used simulated evolution to study the adaptability level of the canonical genetic code. An adapted genetic algorithm (GA) searches for optimal hypothetical codes. Adaptability is measured as the average variation of the hydrophobicity that the encoded amino acids undergo when errors or mutations are present in the codons of the hypothetical codes. Different types of mutations and point mutation rates that depend on codon base number are considered in this study. Previous works have used statistical approaches based on randomly generated alternative codes or have used local search techniques to determine an optimum value. In this work, we emphasize what can be concluded from the use of simulated evolution considering the results of previous works. The GA provides more information about the difficulty of the evolution of codes, without contradicting previous studies using statistical or engineering approaches. The GA also shows that, within the coevolution theory, the third base clearly improves the adaptability of the current genetic code.     

Genetic diversity and population structure of the ark shell Scapharca broughtonii along the coast of China based on microsatellites

As a commercially important species in East Asia, the natural resources of Scapharca broughtonii have been suffering from severe population decline across its main habitats. In China, recovery efforts for S. broughtonii are in progress. To provide scientific bases for fisheries management and conservation program, genetic diversity and population structure of seven wild populations of S. broughtonii from the northern China coast was assessed using seven microsatellite loci in this study. High genetic diversity was present in all the seven populations, as observed in mean allelic richness per locus (11.3–12.5), and average expected heterozygosity (0.835–0.867). No significant difference in allelic richness or expected heterozygosity was observed among the seven populations. Pairwise F_ST estimates and NJ tree topologies based on D_C distances indicated that the seven populations fell into two groups, showing a clear division between the populations from the south and north of the Shandong Peninsula. Genetic differentiation was further analyzed using AMOVA and assignation tests. Genetic barrier analysis using Monmonier algorithm also confirmed that the Shandong Peninsula was the putative barrier separating the northern and southern populations. In addition, marine currents probably play an important role in high gene flow among three populations from the same marine gyre.     

Genetic structure of the population of Cabo Verde (West Africa): Evidence of substantial european admixture

The population of Cabo Verde was founded in the fifteenth century (1462), on the basis of slaves brought from the West African coast and a few Europeans, mainly from Portugal. The polymorphism of six red cell enzymes (ADA, AK1, ALAD, ESD, GLO1, and PGD) and ten plasma proteins (AHSG, BF, F13A, F13B, GC, HP, ORM, PLG, TBG, and TF) was studied in a sample of 268 individuals from Cabo Verde (West Africa). There is no statistical evidence of genetic heterogeneity between the two groups of islands which constitute the archipelago, Barlavento and Sotavento. The gene frequency distribution observed in Cabo Verde differs, in many markers, from that of West African populations, suggesting an important European influence. The proportion of Caucasian genes in the population of Cabo Verde has been calculated to be M = 0.3634 ± 0.0510, and the considerable dispersion of the locus-specific admixture estimates seems to indicate random drift has also played a role in the evolution of the allele frequencies in the archipelago. Partition of the variance of the mean estimate in evolutionary and sampling variance shows the evolutionary variance is more than ten times higher than the sampling variance. When dendrograms are constructed on the basis of different genetic distances, the population of Cabo Verde clusters with Afro-Americans, forming a different group from the populations of the African continent. This is interpreted as a consequence of the importance of Caucasian admixture both in Afro-Americans and in the population of Cabo Verde. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

转基因技术在玉米遗传育种中的应用

玉米转基因育种是通过基因转移方法创造玉米新种质或新品种。将转基因技术与玉米常规育种技术相结合,能尽快地培育出符合育种目标的新品种,带来了育种水平的提高、创新和突破,加快了玉米育种进程。论述了转基因技术在玉米育种中的主要应用方法、研究进展及应用现状。随着转基因技术的飞速发展及其研究的日趋成熟,转基因技术在拓宽玉米种质资源、提高杂交种的抗逆性、抗病虫性、提高产量和品质等方面将发挥更大的作用,应用前景广阔。