Effetto della Presenza di Zuccheri Sull'attivita Esochinasica in Cotiledoni Germinanti di Ricino

Abstract

The effects of sugars on the development of hexokinase and fructokinase activities in isolated cotyledons from germinating castor bean seeds. — The possibility of an inductive effect of hexose concentration on the rate of synthesis of enzymes involved in the phosphorylation of sugars has been investigated. Cotyledons were removed from castor bean seeds germinated 48 h at 27 °C in the dark, and incubated 12 h in water or in 0,05–0,1 M glucose or fructose. The activities of hexokinase and of fructokinase (determined spectrophotometrically in the soluble fraction from cell free extracts) was found to increase, upon incubation, at a rate more than 100% higher for the cotyledons incubated in the presence of sugars than for those in water. The results suggest some specificity of the effect of fructose on fructokinase and of glucose on hexokinase. « Insoluble » hexokinase was not affected by the sugars. Protein synthesis inhibitors such as actinomycin D and puromycin inhibited any increase of kinase activities in the isolated cotyledons.     

Genetic divergence among geographical populations of the migratory locust in China

The random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique was used to examine genetic divergence and interrelations of 11 geographical populations of the migratory locust in China, and the role of spatial separation in the population differentiations. AMOVA analysis of genetic variations in all the populations indicated greater within- (79.55%) than among-population variability (20.45%), and that there were significant differentiations among the populations; 11 populations were divided into four regional groups, with significantly greater variability within (82.99%) than among the groups (17.01%), and there existed apparent regional differentiations. Paired comparisons showed significantly greater variability within-than between-groups, indicating significant differentiations between populations of different regional groups. Of all the pairwise comparisons, Hainan and Tibetan groups displayed the greatest differentiation, with the difference between the two groups being seven folds of that between populations within the groups; the least differentiations were exhibited between the groups of Hainan, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia, with the differences between groups being only half of the differences between populations within the groups. Mantel tests of the genetic and spatial distances showed that the two matrices were significantly correlated (p<0.01), indicating that the geographical isolation played an important role in the differentiations of the geographical populations of the migratory locusts. Cluster analysis divided all populations into four major groups: Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia group, the Great Plains of North China (the Yellow River and Huai River Plains) group, Hainan group, and Tibet group. Principal component analysis (PCA) supported the division of populations based on the cluster analysis. However, analysis of individuals clustered the locusts into five populations: Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia, Hami in Xinjiang, the Great Plains of North China, Hainan, and Tibet. The locust populations in eastern China displayed apparently continous and gradient variations; as such authors consider that there were no necessity and valid reasons for further division of subspecies. The subspecific status for the main geographical populations of the migratory locusts in China was discussed.     

云南引种印楝实生种群的表型变异

为了揭示印楝(Azadirachta indica)实生种群表型变异程度和变异规律, 以云南引种印楝人工林为研究对象, 基于9个种群90个单株14个表型性状严格细致的测量, 采用单因素方差分析、巢式方差分析、相关分析、协方差主成分分析(S法)和非加权配对算术平均法(UPGMA)聚类分析等数理方法, 分析了种群的表型变异。结果表明: 印楝种内表型性状在种群间和种群内均存在着较丰富的差异, 种群内的变异大于种群间的变异, 种群间的分化相对较小。对表型性状进行的变异系数多重比较和协方差主成分分析(S法)均显示, 结实和种子化学成分相关性状的变异是造成印楝表型变异的主要来源。利用种群间欧氏距离进行的UPGMA聚类分析结果进一步表明, 印楝9个种群可以分为4类, 表型性状并没有严格依地理距离而聚类。研究结果为印楝的遗传改良工作奠定了基础, 为制定育种策略和人工经营对策提供了科学依据。     

Genetic divergence among geographical populations of the migratory locust in China

The migratory locust, Locusta migratoria L., which is distributed widely in the East Hemisphere, has long been regarded as the most important agricultural pest and a model insect. Its distribution ranges from thetropic and the subtropical zone, to the temperate zone, and to the cold-temperate zone. Because of the wide geographical distribution and adaptations, many geo- graphical populations of the migratory locust dis- played apparent variation in morphology, life history, physiology, and ot…     

Phenotypic variation and stress resistance in core and peripheral populations of Hordeum spontaneum

The phenotypic variation and response of plants to water stress were studied in a field trial in populations of wild barley, Hordeum spontaneum Koch. from Israel and Turkmenistan. Populations from the species distributional core and periphery were compared and contrasted for phenotypic variation in 16 phenological and morphological traits. The peripheral populations (six) were found to be phenotypically more variable and more resistant to water stress than core populations (12). The association of water-stress resistance with high phenotypic variability gives support to the hypothesis that populations that are genetically more variable are better adapted or pre-adapted to environmental changes and are thus valuable for conservation.     

青藏高原东缘西藏沙棘(Hippophae tibetana)果实性状变异

西藏沙棘是沙棘属(Hippophae L.)中分布于青藏高原和喜马拉雅高海拔地区的特有类群之一,其果实大小、形状、颜色以及条纹长等性状表现出了高度的多样性。对分布于青藏高原东缘西藏沙棘7个天然居群的果长、果宽、果形系数(果长/果宽)、果柄长、纹长等果实性状变异进行了统计分析,探讨了其果实变异水平及地理变异式样。结果表明,西藏沙棘5个果实性状在居群间和居群内均存在着极显著差异(p0.01)(除纹长在居群间存在着显著差异(p0.05)),居群间变异系数(CV)在11.19%~45.03%之间,果柄长的变异幅度最大(CV为45.03%),其次为纹长(CV为31.97%),变异幅度最小的是果宽(CV为11.19%);表型分化系数(Vst)在0.213 3~0.629 9之间,平均值为0.489 5,居群间和居群内变异约各占果实变异的一半。相关性分析显示,除果长与果柄、果宽与纹长外,其它各性状间均表现出极显著相关(p0.01),除果长与海拔、果宽与经纬度外,其它各性状与地理因子之间均达到极显著相关(p0.01),呈现出地理梯度变异,聚类分析表明7个居群按照地理距离远近聚类。     

内蒙古山杏种群表型变异

为明确内蒙古山杏(Armeniaca sibirica)种群间和种群内的表型变异程度和变异规律, 以内蒙古山杏自然分布区的13个种群的23个表型性状为研究对象, 采用巢式方差分析、多重比较、变异分析、相关性分析和主成分分析等多种分析方法, 对种群间和种群内的表型多样性及其与地理生态因子的相关性进行了讨论。研究结果表明: 内蒙古山杏的表型性状在种群间和种群内均存在丰富的变异, 种群间的变异大于种群内的变异, 表型性状的平均分化系数为73.03%, 种群间变异是山杏表型变异的主要变异来源。各性状的平均变异系数为14.28%, 变异幅度为7.01%-27.23%, 其中核的变异系数最大, 果的变异系数最小。土默特左旗万家沟种群表型多样性最丰富, 科尔沁右翼前旗察尔森种群表型多样性最小。表型性状主要受经度、年降水量以及年日照时间3个主要地理生态因子影响。通过主成分分析可以把13个种源区划为四大类, 其中乌拉山种群的叶性状和阿鲁科尔沁旗种群的核性状受地理生态因子影响最大。     

Distinct subspecies or phenotypic plasticity? Genetic and morphological differentiation of mountain honey bees in East Africa

Identifying the forces shaping intraspecific phenotypic and genotypic divergence are of key importance in evolutionary biology. Phenotypic divergence may result from local adaptation or, especially in species with strong gene flow, from pronounced phenotypic plasticity. Here, we examine morphological and genetic divergence among populations of the western honey bee Apis mellifera in the topographically heterogeneous East African region. The currently accepted “mountain refugia hypothesis” states that populations living in disjunct montane forests belong to a different lineage than those in savanna habitats surrounding these forests. We obtained microsatellite data, mitochondrial sequences, and morphometric data from worker honey bees collected from feral colonies in three montane forests and corresponding neighboring savanna regions in Kenya. Honey bee colonies from montane forests showed distinct worker morphology compared with colonies in savanna areas. Mitochondrial sequence data did not support the existence of the two currently accepted subspecies. Furthermore, analyses of the microsatellite data with a Bayesian clustering method did not support the existence of two source populations as it would be expected under the mountain refugia scenario. Our findings suggest that phenotypic plasticity rather than distinct ancestry is the leading cause behind the phenotypic divergence observed between montane forest and savanna honey bees. Our study thus corroborates the idea that high gene flow may select for increased plasticity.     

Genetic variation in five Mediterranean populations of Juniperus phoenicea as revealed by inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The assessment of the genetic variability and the identification of isolated populations within a given species represent important information to plan conservation strategies on a genetic basis. In this work, the genetic variability in five natural populations of Juniperus phoenicea, three from Sardinia, one from Cyprus and the last one in the Maritime Alps was analysed by means of ISSRs, on the hypothesis that the latter could have been a refugial one during the last glaciation. METHODS: ISSRs were chosen because of their ability to detect variation without any prior sequence information. The use of three primers yielded 45 reproducible, polymorphic bands, which were utilized to estimate the basic parameters of genetic variability and diversity. KEY RESULTS: All of the populations analysed harboured an adequate amount of genetic variability, with H(S) = 0.1299. The proportion of genetic diversity between populations has been estimated by G(ST) = 0.12. The three Sardinian populations are separated, as tested by AMOVA, from the Cyprus and the continental ones. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that geographical isolation has represented a major barrier to gene flow in Juniperus phoenicea. This work represents a first step towards a full genetic characterization of a conifer from the Mediterranean, a world biodiversity hotspot confronted with climate change, and thus contributes towards the planning of genetics-informed conservation strategies.     

红松种子园种群表型多样性研究

为揭示红松（Pinus koraiensis Sieb.et Zucc.）不同种群的表型分化程度和变异规律,以吉林省露水河红松种子园6个种群红松为研究对象,采用巢式方差分析、多重比较、变异系数和聚类分析等方法对红松的叶片、球果和种子共15个表型性状进行了系统分析。结果表明：（1）红松15个表型性状在种群间和种群内均存在着极显著的差异,红松种群遗变异比较丰富,在松属植物中属于中等水平,其中纬度最低的露水河种群在其中10个表型性状均值上表现出最高值;（2）红松种群间的表型分化系数（Vst）均值为12.39%,种群内的变异（87.61%）大于种群间的变异（12.39%）,种群内的变异是主要变异来源;（3）各表型性状平均变异系数为13.28%,变幅为6.16%-31.48%,叶片、球果、种子的平均变异系数依次为：球果17.86% > 针叶11.19% > 种子9.87%,种子性状最小,成为最稳定的表型性状,带岭和丰林种群表型性状遗传多样性要高于其他种群;（4）利用欧氏平均距离对红松种群进行UPGMA聚类分析,红松种群的表型性状按照地理距离而聚类,可将红松种子园6个种群分为4类,其表型性状跟地形（东北山脉）有一定的契合。红松种群具有中等水平的表型遗传多样性,种群间和种群内均存在丰富的表型变异,研究结果为顺利开展红松种质资源收集、保存,以及良种选育等工作提供依据。     

长江中下游湖泊短颌鲚线粒体控制区遗传多样性分析

为探明长江中下游不同湖泊中短颌鲚(Coilia brachygnathus)遗传多样性水平和遗传分化程度,以洞庭湖、长湖、巢湖3个地理群体作为研究对象,采用线粒体控制区序列为分子标记,分别应用软件Dna SP 5.0、Arlequin3.1.1、MEGA5.0和Network 5.1进行了遗传参数统计和单倍型间分子变异分析(AMOVA),构建邻接系统树及单倍型网络图。对长江中下游短颌鲚野生群体的遗传多样性和遗传结构进行分析。结果显示,用来分析的1 236 bp D-loop区序列中共90个变异位点,54个简约信息位点。长江中下游3个地理群体中共发现58个单倍型,单倍型多样性(h)范围0.949~0.982,核苷酸多样性范围0.004 99~0.006 21,说明长江中下游3个湖泊短颌鲚地理群体具有较高的遗传多样性水平。3个短颌鲚地理群体遗传分化指数(Fst)为0.265 95,呈现出中等程度的分化水平,主要表现在巢湖群体与其他群体之间处于中等程度分化水平。依据遗传距离构建系统发育树及单倍型网络图也出现相类似结果。     

基于蜡叶标本分析的湖北海棠种内变异与地理分化研究

依据馆藏湖北海棠（Malus hupehensis(Pamp.)Rehd.）蜡叶标本,观测并分析花、叶、果实的26个形态性状,利用聚类分析、散点图、多重比较等方法研究种内变异,并探讨其地理分化。结果表明,萼齿形状、萼齿长/萼筒长、叶被毛、叶型大小、果实形状等性状在不同地区间变异较大。花萼齿长/萼筒长有从华东地区向西南地区逐渐变大的趋势,萼齿形状也由华东地区常见的卵形、三角卵形变异过渡到卵状披针形、线状披针形,此变异趋势应是受控于多个数量性状基因及其相互作用,也是外部环境修饰的结果。叶片是较易受外界环境影响的性状,其大小在不同地区间变异较为明显,而叶片由华东地区的多数无毛变异过渡到其它地区的被毛增多,应是对地方分布海拔增高的生态适应。西北—中原地区的果实多为近椭圆形或近卵形,区别于其它地区的圆球形,表现出边缘地方居群易于分化的特点。     

Why does a grasshopper have fewer,larger offspring at its range limits?

Analysis of size of offspring reared through three laboratory generations from populations of the field grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus from 27 sites around the British Isles showed that offspring were larger towards the cooler-wetter conditions in the western and northern limits of the range. This variation had a significant genetic component. There was a trade-off between clutch size and offspring size between and within populations. Under favourable thermal and feeding conditions maternal fitness was optimal when individuals produced the largest clutches of the smallest eggs, but under poor conditions maternal fitness was optimal when individuals produced small clutches of very large offspring. Calculation of geometric mean fitness over time indicated that having larger offspring near to the edge of the range could be advantageous as a conservative risk-spreading strategy. As well as geographic variation in egg size, significant environment-genotype interactions in egg size in relation to temperature were observed.