Genetic variation of Laminaria japonica (Phaeophyta) populations in China as revealed by RAPD markers |
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Authors: | BI Yanhui HU Yuanjie and ZHOU Zhigang |
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Institution: | Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Ecology in Aquaculture, Aquaculture E-Institute of Shanghai Municipal Education Committee, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China |
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Abstract: | For the population genetics analysis of the naturally grown brown seaweed Laminaria japonica
(Laminariales, Phaeophyta) sampled from Dalian, Yantai, Weihai, Rongcheng and Qingdao in
China, ten primers were employed to produce 88 bands as revealed by randomly amplified poly-
morphic DNA (RAPD) markers, and all these bands were polymorphic. According to these band
patterns, there were 94 distinct phenotypes occurred in 100 samples indicating the high heterozy-
gosity of this kelp. Dalian population samples showed the highest percentage of polymorphism
(71.67%), and also the higher diversity estimated on the basis of the Shannon's index (8.498), sug-
gesting that this population could be chosen as the best resource for genetic breeding. The highest
diversity of Yantai population possibly resulted from the introduction of L. longissima used for
interspecific cross breeding with L. japonica cultivated in China. From Dalian southwards to Qing-
dao, the genetic variation of the five populations became less with a decrease in latitude, possibly
due to the natural selection especially of high temperature. The genetic distance (ΦST values) of
the five populations was a little significantly correlated with the geographical distance (r=0.496)
at P=0.05 by Mantel's test. Weihai, Rongcheng and Yantai populations were closely grouped ge-
netically together by Neighbor-joining cluster analysis probably in that the dispersal of the kelp by
propagules more easily occurring in the range of relatively short distance. The analysis of molecular
variance (AMOVA) also demonstrated that the relatively higher variation occurred among popu-
lations (71.49%) at an extremely significant level (P<0.000 1). All these evidence showed that
there was a relatively distinct genetic differentiation among the sampled kelp populations, and L.
japonica grown in China was also rather heterozygous in heredity. |
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Keywords: | AMOVA brown seaweed Laminaria japonica Aresch population genetics RAPD genetic variation |
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