Article
Single nucleotide polymorphisms for assessing genetic diversity in castor bean (Ricinus communis).
BMC plant biology - 18 Jan 2010
Foster Jeffrey T, Allan Gerard J, Chan Agnes P, Rabinowicz Pablo D, Ravel Jacques, Jackson Paul J, Keim Paul
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Castor bean (Ricinus communis) is an agricultural crop and garden ornamental that is widely cultivated and has been introduced worldwide. Understanding population structure and the distribution of castor bean cultivars has been challenging because of limited genetic variability. We analyzed the population genetics of R. communis in a worldwide collection of plants from germplasm and from naturalized...
Topics
- Bayes Theorem
- Ricinus communis
- Cluster Analysis
- Comparative Genomic Hybridization
- DNA, Plant
- Genetics, Population
- Genome, Plant
- Genotype
- Geography
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
