Determination of genetic variation and taxonomy in lentil (Lens Miller) species by chloroplast DNA polymorphism |
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| Authors: | D G Muench A E Slinkard G J Scoles |
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| Institution: | (1) Dept. of Crop Science and Plant Ecology, Univ. of Saskatchewan, S7N OWO Saskatoon, SK, Canada;(2) Dept. of Genetics, Univ. of Alberta, T6G 2E9 Edmonton, AB, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Summary Chloroplast DNA restriction fragment lenght polymorphisms (RFLP) were used to examine the taxonomic relationships of cultivated and wild lentil (Lens Miller) species and identify the extent of genetic variation in this genus. Twelve accessions representing all Lens subspecies were digested with four hexanucleotide-recognizing restriction endonucleases. These digests randomly surveyed 540 base pairs, or 0.4% of the approximately 125 kilobase lentil chloroplast genome. A high degree of gragment length conservation was seen among members of crossability group I, i.e., L. c. ssp. culinaris, L. c. ssp. orientalis and L. c. ssp. odemensis. Accessions of the two subspecies comprising crossability group II, i.e., L. n. ssp. nigricans and L. n. ssp. ervoides, showed the greatest amount of variation when compared to the cultivated lentil, L. c. ssp. culinaris. Limited variation was observed within subspecies except for L. n. ssp. nigricans, where accessions of the normal cytotype were highly polymorphic to those of the differentiated cytotype. Chloroplast DNA RFLPs reaffirm hypotheses that propose L. c. ssp. orientalis as the progenitor to the cultivated lentil. The implications of this study on taxonomy and genetic resources is also discussed. |
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| Keywords: | chloroplast DNA Lens polymorphism restriction fragments taxonomy |
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