Article
Patterns of genetic variation in Swertia przewalskii, an endangered endemic species of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Feb 2007
Zhang Defang, Chen Shilong, Chen Shengyun, Zhang Dejun, Gao Qingbo
Abstract excerpt
Swertia przewalskii Pissjauk. (Gentianaceae) is a critically endangered and endemic plant of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. RAPD and ISSR analyses were carried out on a total of 63 individuals to assess the extent of genetic variation in the remaining three populations. Percentage of polymorphic bands was 94% (156 bands) for RAPD and 96% (222 bands) for ISSR. A pairwise distance measure calculated from the...
Topics
- China
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- DNA, Plant
- Genetic Variation
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Phylogeny
- Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Swertia
- Tibet
