Genetic Diversity and Phylogenetic Relationships of Two Closely Related Northeast China Vicia Species Revealed with RAPD and ISSR Markers

Author： Han Ying Wang Hao-You

Publisher： Springer Publishing Company

ISSN： 0006-2928

Source： Biochemical Genetics, Vol.48, Iss.5-6, 2010-06, pp. : 385-401

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Abstract

RAPD and ISSR analyses revealed genetic diversity and relationships among 11 populations of two closely related northeast China Vicia species, Vicia ramuliflora and V. unijuga. Both methods yielded similar and complementary results, showing high genetic diversity. Vicia ramuliflora had 100% polymorphic loci in both RAPD and ISSR, and V. unijuga had 100% polymorphic loci for RAPD and 98.96% for ISSR. Genetic differentiation was moderate among populations of each species. Genetic variation was distributed mainly within populations for the two species. The high level of gene flow was important for the allocation of genetic variation. The UPGMA dendrogram and principal coordinates analysis at the level of individuals and populations showed that V. ramuliflora and V. unijuga were more closely related than either of them was to the outgroup species, V. cracca. The small molecular variance of V. ramuliflora and V. unijuga supports the conclusion that these two species had a common ancestor.