分子标记技术及其在保护遗传学中的应用

介绍了各种分子标记技术的原理和它们在保护遗传学领域中的应用,并对各种标记的优缺点进行了比较。指出在目前研究中,采用多种标记相结合的方法才能得到更为客观、合理的结果。     

鲸类分子系统学研究进展

综述了近年来分子生物学标记技术在鲸类系统学研究中的进展。分子生物学证据支持鲸目与有蹄类之间有较近的亲缘关系,并支持鲸类的单系起源,但鲸类不同类群(须鲸类、抹香鲸类及不包括抹香鲸类的齿鲸类)之间的系统发生关系仍存在争议。抹香鲸类到底与须鲸类还是与其它齿鲸类有更近的亲缘关系,不同的分子生物学家所得到的结果并不一致。此外,分子生物学技术还被用于解决须鲸亚目和齿鲸亚目内科间以及科内种间的系统发生关系,特别是齿鲸亚目的海豚科、鼠豚科和淡水豚类。通过分子标记技术来研究鲸类种下的遗传结构是鲸类分子系统学研究中的一个新热点,使用的标记主要是mtDNA控制区、核DNA微卫星和主要组织相容性复合体(major histo-compatibilitv complex,MHC)等。     

扬子鳄的保护遗传学研究进展

保护遗传学是主要研究与灭绝风险相关的遗传因素以及如何利用遗传学管理方法降低物种灭绝风险的科学,是保护生物学和分子遗传学的交叉学科.近几十年来,遗传学研究在生物多样性保护的理论和实践中发挥着越来越重要的作用.本文回顾了AFLP、mtDNA D-loop、RAPD、微卫星DNA、MHC等DNA分子标记技术在扬子鳄的样品采集、生物多样性、个体鉴定、繁殖管理、野外放归等保护遗传学方面研究所取得的一些进展.对扬子鳄保护的工作提出了建议:重建扬子鳄的谱系;加大对扬子鳄的放归力度;加强饲养种群之间的基因交流;借鉴密河鳄的管理经验.     

保护生物学一新分支学科——保护遗传学

研究人类对生物多样性的影响以及防止物种灭绝是保护生物学的两个主要目的。随着环境日益恶化、分子遗传学的迅速发展以及保护生物学和分子遗传学的不为民相互渗透,和产生了一全新的分支学科－－保护遗传学。保护遗传学是保护生物学研究中的一个核心部分,主要研究濒危物种的遗传多样性和保护物种的进化潜力。目前保护遗传学已成为国际上的一个研究热点,但在我国才刚刚起步,为此,本文就保护,遗传学的产生和发展及其研究内容和意义作一简要介绍,以推动我国在该方面的研究。     

虎的保护遗传学研究进展

回顾了关于虎的遗传变异、种群结构、系统分类等保护遗传学研究,发现虎在遗传进化上面临的最严重与最需要解决的问题是遗传多样性低,圈养种群存在近交退化。为了有效保护和管理好虎现存的种群,建议划分虎的进化单元与保护管理单元,人工促进同一进化单元虎的基因交流;同时建立虎的基因文库,保护虎的基因资源。     

蓝藻分子遗传学十年研究进展

蓝藻遗传学研究始于60年代,其间经历了大约20年的徘徊,随着分子生物学、分子遗传学研究的进展,特别是重组DNA技术的广泛应用,为蓝藻遗传学研究提供了转机和新的洞察力,绕过应用经典遗传学技术方法所遇到的困难,另辟新径,直接分离基因,加速了研究工作的步伐。随着蓝藻本身一些重要而独特的生理特性逐渐为人们所认识,研究者日增,最近十年,蓝藻分子遗传学研究进展迅速,不仅在藻类学研究中处     

幽门螺杆菌的分子遗传学研究进展

本文对幽门螺杆菌遗传物质基础的结构和特点进行了讨论,分析了其遗传物质交换的机制,并介绍了基因克隆技术在该菌中的研究成果。ＨＰ不仅染色体ＤＮＡ的大小结构表现出差异性,而且其限制修饰酶也有明显多样性,自然转化是其遗传物质交换的主要方式。该菌多个与致病有关的基因已成功克隆,基因克隆技术是研究该菌有力工具。     

Development and characterization of 15 microsatellite loci for Cariniana estrellensis and transferability to Cariniana legalis, two endangered tropical tree species

From a genomic library enriched for GA/CA repeats, 15 highly polymorphic microsatellite markers were developed for Cariniana estrellensis, a tropical forest tree. The microsatellite loci were screened in 49 mature trees found between Pardo river and Mogi-Guaçu river basins, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. A total of 140 alleles were detected with an average of 9.33 alleles per locus. The expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.37 to 0.88. These loci showed a high probability of paternity exclusion. Additionally, 12 loci were effectively transferred to Cariniana legalis. High levels of polymorphism make the present SSR markers useful for population genetic studies.     

Biotechnological approaches for conservation and improvement of rare and endangered plants of Saudi Arabia

Genetic variation is believed to be a prerequisite for the short-and long-term survival of the plant species in their natural habitat. It depends on many environmental factors which determine the number of alleles on various loci in the genome. Therefore, it is important to understand the genetic composition and structure of the rare and endangered plant species from their natural habitat to develop successful management strategies for their conservation. However, rare and endangered plant species have low genetic diversity due to which their survival rate is decreasing in the wilds. The evaluation of genetic diversity of such species is very important for their conservation and gene manipulation. However, plant species can be conserved by in situ and in vitro methods and each has advantages and disadvantages. DNA banking can be considered as a means of complimentary method for the conservation of plant species by preserving their genomic DNA at low temperatures. Such approach of preservation of biological information provides opportunity for researchers to search novel genes and its products. Therefore, in this review we are describing some potential biotechnological approaches for the conservation and further manipulation of these rare and endangered plant species to enhance their yield and quality traits.     

AFLP分子标记及其应用

扩增片段长度多态性(Amplified fragment length polymorphism,AFLP),是Zabeau等(1992)发展的一种新DNA指纹技术。该技术原理简单,引物设计巧妙,既具有RFLP技术的可靠性又具有RAPD技术的高效性,被称为“最有力的分子标记”。系统介绍了AFLP分子标记的基本原理、技术流程和优化措施,对AFLP标记在植物居群生物学、保护生物学、分子系统学等领域中的应用作了简要介绍,并对其应用前景进行了展望。     

分子粪便学及其应用——可靠性、局限性和展望

由于珍稀濒危动物的各种生存状况相当脆弱,已不允许进行破坏性的取样活动,因而长期以来,对这些动物的遗传结构及遗传多样性现状的研究一直都很薄弱。而近年来以分子粪便学为基础的粪便取样分析方法,在很大程度上解决了这一问题。传统的粪便分析方法与分子生物学技术相结合,在不干扰野生动物正常活动的情况下,可对这物种进行物种识别、性别确定、数量调查、遗传多样性、行为生态学、系统地理学、食性及疾病、巢域及分布区范围等多方面的深入研究。虽然分子粪便学由于粪便样品质量问题而具有一定的局限,从而导致其研究结果曾受到怀疑,但是该方法在近10年的发展应用中,其局限性已逐渐被克服而目趋完善,研究结果也得到了国际上的认同。因此,今后该研究方法在珍稀濒危动物行为生态学和保护生物学等研究领导中将具有很大的发展潜力,越来越多的有关珍稀濒危动物保护遗传学的研究将采用该方法进行。     

植物分子生态学进展(Ⅱ)——地理系统学、外来种、遗传保护及其它

从地理系统学、外来种、遗传保护、研究中的污染问题四个方面介绍了当前植物分子生态学的研究内容。分子标记在地理系统学的研究中有助于了解上一个冰期中物种避难地和冰期后的物种迁移路径 ;对于外来种 ,主要讨论了其通过杂交和渐渗杂交的方式适应新的环境 ;关于遗传保护 ,本文从四个方面强调了其重要性 ;除此之外 ,还介绍了分子生态学研究中不易察觉的污染问题并提示了转基因植物的生态影响。     

Contribution of genetics and genomics to seagrass biology and conservation

Genetic diversity is one of three forms of biodiversity recognized by the IUCN as deserving conservation along with species and ecosystems. Seagrasses provide all three levels in one. This review addresses the latest advances in our understanding of seagrass population genetics and genomics within the wider context of ecology and conservation. Case studies are used from the most widely studied, northern hemisphere species Zostera marina, Z. noltii, Posidonia oceanica and Cymodocea nodosa.

We begin with an analysis of the factors that have shaped population structure across a range of spatial and temporal scales including basin-level phylogeography, landscape-scale connectivity studies, and finally, local-scale analyses at the meadow level—including the effects of diversity, clonality and mating system. Genetic diversity and clonal architecture of seagrass meadows differ within and among species at virtually all scales studied. Recent experimental studies that have manipulated seagrass genetic biodiversity indicate that genotypic diversity matters in an immediate ecological context, and enhances population growth, resistance and resilience to perturbation, with positive effects on abundance and diversity of the larger community. In terms of the longer term, evolutionary consequences of genetic/genotypic diversity in seagrass beds, our knowledge remains meagre. It is here that the new tools of ecogenomics will assist in unravelling the genetic basis for adaptation to both biotic and abiotic change. Gene expression studies will further assist in the assessment of physiological performance which may provide an early warning system under complex disturbance regimes that seagrasses are at or near their tolerance thresholds.

At the most fundamental level, ecological interactions of seagrasses with their environment depends on the genetic architecture and response diversity underlying critical traits. Hence, given the rapid progress in data acquisition and analysis, we predict an increasing role of genetic and genomic tools for seagrass ecology and conservation.