PJB-2017-851
EVALUATION OF GENETIC DIVERSITY AMONG BRASSICA SPECIES USING SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEATS (SSR) MARKERS
Ali Raza
Abstract
Genetic diversity is important measure for the improvement of many crop species including brassica. This study evaluated the genetic divergence among six brassica species using simple sequence repeats (SSRs). Ten SSR markers produced overall 21 alleles with an average of 2.1 allele per primer. Out of 21, 18 alleles showed polymorphism (85.71%) and 3 alleles showed monomorphism (14.28%). Similarity matrix was constructed using Popgen32 software. Genetic identity was ranged from 33.33% to 76.19%. B. nigra and B. campestris showed highest identity, securing the value of 76.19% while lowest identity was observed between B. campestris and B. oleracea securing the value of 33.33%. Sizes of amplified alleles were ranged from 70-290 bp. Polymorphic information content (PIC) varied from 0.37 to 0.71, with an average of 0.66 per primer. Dendrogram classified the genotypes into two main clusters. Cluster-A further divided into cluster-C which consists of B. carinata and B. oleracea. While B. napus and B. juncea made independent cluster. Cluster-B consists of B. nigra and B. campestris, it means these two species are closely related to each other. The results indicated that, these species can be isolated from each other at the molecular level by using molecular markers.
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