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Genetic structure of endangered Emmenopterys henryi Oliv. based on ISSR polymorphism and implications for its
1Institute of Ecology, Taizhou University, Linhai, Zhejiang 317000, PR China.
Abstract:
Inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers were used to determine the genetic variation and genetic differentiation of nine populations of Emmenopterys henryi Oliv., an endangered plant endemic to China. Relatively low genetic diversity was detected at population level (the percentage of polymorphic loci P=22.56%, the number of alleles per locus A=1.183+/-0.045, the effective number of alleles per locus A(E)=1.007+/-0.345, Nei's gene diversity h=0.071+/-0.017, Shannon information index I=0.104+/-0.025). However, the genetic diversity at species level was relatively high (P=56.05%; A=1.561+/-0.498, A(E)=1.325+/-0.371, h=0.191+/-0.199, I=0.287+/-0.284). Analysis of molecular variance showed that most of the ISSR variation (68.03%) in E. henryi occurred among populations. The estimated Nm from F (ST )was 0.235. It indicated that the fragmentation and isolation of populations might result from specific evolutionary history and anthropogenic activity. Consequently, genetic drift might play an important role in determining the genetic structure of E. henryi. Conservation strategies for this endangered species are proposed based on the genetic data.
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