Comparison of chloroplast and mitochondrial DNA from five morphologically distinct Beta vulgaris cultivars: sugar beet,fodder beet,beet root,foliage beet,and Swiss chard |
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Authors: | W Ecke G Michaelis |
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Institution: | (1) Botanisches Institut der Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, D-4000 Düsseldorf 1, FRG |
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Abstract: | Summary Two cytoplasms, N and S, are used in the breeding of sugar beet, Beta vulgaris var. altissima. These cytoplasms can be distinguished by their mitochondrial DNA. In an attempt to detect new cytoplasms, we compared the restriction profiles of chloroplast and mitochondrial DNA from five different cultivars of Beta vulgaris. All restriction patterns of chloroplast DNA were identical. With the exception of sugar beet with S-cytoplasm, all cultivars studied showed the same restriction profile of mitochondrial DNA, indicating that these cultivars all contain the N-cytoplasm. These results are discussed with regard to the large morphological differences of the cultivars and the cytoplasmic variability found in natural populations of the wild beet, Beta maritima. |
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Keywords: | Beta vulgaris cultivars Mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA Restriction endonuclease fragment comparisons |
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