Genetic diversity and geographical differentiation of Dipteronia Oliv. (Aceraceae) endemic to China as revealed by AFLP analysis

The genus Dipteronia Oliv. endemic to central and southern China consists of two species, Dipteronia sinensis Oliv. and Dipteronia dyeriana Henry, both of them are rare and endangered. AFLP markers were used to characterize the genetic diversity and geographical differentiation of the genus. Eight o...

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Published in:Biochemical systematics and ecology 2007-09, Vol.35 (9), p.593-599
Main Authors: Yang, Juan, Qian, Zeng-Qiang, Liu, Zhan-Lin, Li, Shan, Sun, Gen-Lou, Zhao, Gui-Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aceraceae
Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP)
Correlation analysis
Dipteronia Oliv
Genetic diversity
Geographical differentiation
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Summary:The genus Dipteronia Oliv. endemic to central and southern China consists of two species, Dipteronia sinensis Oliv. and Dipteronia dyeriana Henry, both of them are rare and endangered. AFLP markers were used to characterize the genetic diversity and geographical differentiation of the genus. Eight out of 32 PstI + 3/ MseI + 3 selective primer combinations screened were applied to the analysis on 142 individuals of 17 D. sinensis and 4 D. dyeriana populations, respectively. A total of 324 fragments with 316 polymorphic were amplified. The proportion of polymorphic loci (PPB) was 97.53%. The Nei's gene diversity in D. sinensis and D. dyeriana was 0.3319 and 0.3047, respectively. About 43.6% ( G ST = 0.4356) of the genetic variation occurred among the populations, indicating a relatively high genetic differentiation among the populations. Cluster analysis grouped the 21 populations into two groups according to their species delimitation. The populations of D. sinensis were further divided into three subgroups corresponding to their geographical distributions. Correlation analysis revealed a significant correlation ( p < 0.05) between geographical distance and genetic distance of these populations, suggesting that the relatively high genetic differentiation among the populations of D. sinensis might be caused by geographical isolation.
ISSN:0305-1978
1873-2925
DOI:10.1016/j.bse.2007.03.022