Open AccessShort Note: Development of Mitochondrial Markers for Population Genetics of Norway Spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.]
Author(s) -
Fatemeh Maghuly,
K. Burg,
Wilhelm Pinsker,
Franziska Nittinger,
Werner Praznik,
Silvia Fluch
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
silvae genetica/silvae genetica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2509-8934
pISSN - 0037-5349
DOI - 10.1515/sg-2008-0007
Subject(s) - picea abies , mitochondrial dna , biology , botany , karst , population , population genetics , plant science , genetic marker , genetics , inheritance (genetic algorithm) , tree breeding , evolutionary biology , woody plant , gene , demography , paleontology , sociology
Norway spruce is an important commercial tree species in northern and central Europe. Pure mitochondrial DNA isolated from tissue culture materials grown in the dark were used to construct a partial mitochondrial library. 100 clones were randomly selected and 19 markers were isolated. Three of these markers proved to be polymorphic and two showed maternal inheritance in controlled crosses. These markers will be useful for population genetic studies in P. abies.