Analysis of clonal diversity of the peach-potato aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), in Scotland, UK and evidence for the existence of a predominant clone.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00479.x

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Analysis of clonal diversity of the peach-potato aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), in Scotland, UK and evidence for the existence of a predominant clone.

Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 1998

Fenton B, Woodford J A, Malloch G

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Clones of the peach-potato aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), mostly from Scotland, UK were examined using an rDNA fingerprinting technique. Eighty patterns (genotypes) were found amongst the 276 clones. A large number of clones (30%) from all sample areas in Scotland exhibited the same simple patte...

Topics

Animals
Aphids
Brassica
Cloning, Molecular
DNA Fingerprinting
DNA, Ribosomal
Ecosystem
Genes, Insect
Genetics, Population
Genotype
Scotland
Solanum tuberosum

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