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C B M Cerqueira-Silva1, C B Cardoso-Silva, E S L Santos
1Departamento de Estudos Básicos e Instrumentais, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Itapetinga, BA, Brasil.
Abstract:
In spite of the importance of and the considerable variability observed in Passiflora (Passifloraceae), little is known about the genetic diversity of most of the species of this genus. We evaluated the genetic diversity by RAPD markers in 18 genotypes of Passiflora trintae. The 15 primers generated 112 markers, 84% of which were polymorphic. The genetic distance estimated by the complement of the Dice index (average dissimilarity = 0.30) and genotype grouping based on the UPGMA algorithm showed low variability among genotypes. More attention should be given to the study and conservation of the biodiversity of this economically important genus.
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