Abstract
Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) restriction site diversity was assessed by 21 enzyme/probe combinations in 30 accessions of six Lens species, including the recently recognized L. lamottei and L. tomentosus. A total of 118 fragments were scored and 26 restriction site mutations were identified. The cpDNA restriction pattern supports circumscribing L. lamottei and L. tomentosus as independent species. The value of the data for reconstructing phytogeny in the genus is discussed. The cpDNA of all 13 accessions of the lentil's wild progenitor. L. culinaris subsp. orientalis, differed from that of the single lentil cultivars used in this study. This diversity indicates that other populations of this subspecies from Turkey and Syria examined by Mayer and Soltis (1994) are potentially the founder members of lentil. Examination of L. lamottei x L. nigricans hybrids between accessions having different restriction patterns showed paternal plastid inheritance in L. nigricans.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 452-457 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Theoretical And Applied Genetics |
Volume | 94 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1997 |
Keywords
- cpDNA
- Domestication
- Evolution
- Lentil
- Plastid inheritance