Intraspecific evolution of Microseris pygmaea ( Asteraceae, Lactuceae) analyzed by cosegregation of phenotypic characters (QTLs) and molecular markers (RAPDs).

Autor: Houten, Wim, Raamsdonk, Leo, Bachmann, Konrad
Zdroj: Plant Systematics & Evolution; 1994, Vol. 190 Issue 1/2, p49-67, 19p
Abstrakt: The Chilean annual, Microseris pygmaea, has differentiated in distinct coastal and inland series of populations after long-distance dispersal from western North America. Two plants from the most diverse biotypes were crossed, a large F was raised and analysed for segregation of 30 phenotypic characters. Segregation of molecular markers (47 RAPDs, 1 RFLP, 2 isozymes) was determined in a subpopulation of 45 plants which include all extremes for the phenotypic characters. 32 marker/character cosegregations were significant at the 1% level in t-tests between dominant and homozygous recessive marker genotypes. Considering linkage among markers and pleiotropy of certain marker loci, the number of independent quantitative trait loci (QTLs) is reduced to about 18. Interactions among 2 or 3 QTLs affecting one character have been characterized. The phenotypic differentiation of M. pygmaea during its evolution from a single founder individual begins to be understood at the level of single-gene mutants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index