Keywords
Convallariaceae
montane species
genetic diversity
isozyme electrophoresis
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Abstract
This study aimed to determine the genetic diversity of Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All., and to estimate the degree of genetic similarity between 18 Polish populations of this species: 9 from the lowlands in the north and 9 from the mountains in the south of Poland. Five enzymatic systems (AAT, EST, GDH, LAP and MDH) revealed 13 loci. Polymorphism was observed at the Aat3 locus and all esterase loci. An isozymatic analysis did not show any significant differentiation between lowland and montane populations, and genetic similarity between the two groups was high (I = 0.95). The results suggest that in the past this species had a continuous geographic range in Poland or that the populations examined originated from the same geographic refuge.
Funding
Project supported by the European Community Grant: Marie Curie Host Fellowships for the Transfer of Knowledge. GenCrop, Contract No MTKD-CT-2004-509834.
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