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Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
ISSN: 0717-3458
Vol. 18, No. 3, 2015, pp. 181-187
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Bioline Code: ej15031
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 18, No. 3, 2015, pp. 181-187
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Population structure and genetic diversity of Brazilian popcorn germplasm inferred by microsatellite markers
da Silva, Tereza Aparecida; Cantagalli, Liriana Belizário; Saavedra, Javier; Lopes, Ana Daniela; Mangolin, Claudete Aparecida; Machado, Maria de Fatima Pires da Silva & Scapima, Carlos Alberto
Abstract
Background: The genetic diversity and structure of 31 popcorn accessions of the germplasm bank of the State
University of Maringá were assessed using 30 microsatellite primers.
Results: 127 alleles were identified from 30 evaluated loci. The number of alleles per locus ranged from two to
eight. The overall mean of the polymorphic loci averaged 79.89%. The primers UMC1549 and UMC1072
detected polymorphism in all accessions analyzed. The mean observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.07 to
0.30 and the highest proportion of heterozygous plants was observed in accession BOZM 260 (Ho = 0.30). The
analysis of molecular variance revealed that 60% of the total genetic variation was found within accessions and
40% was found between accessions. The Bayesian clustering approach grouped the 31 accessions into two
genetically differentiated clusters. The dendrogram revealed that accessions TATU 2 and ARZM 05 083 are
genetically less similar than the others.
Conclusions: The analysis allowed to identify microsatellite lociwith high levels of heterozygosity (UMC1549 and
UMC1072). These loci can be indicated as promising for detecting polymorphisms in popcorn accessions and in
the monitoring of genetic improvement programs. Moreover, allowed to identify heterozygous accessions
(BOZM 260), this accession showed allelic variation at all analyzed microsatellite loci and can be
recommended for crosses with plants that have desirable agronomic characteristics, with a view to the
broadening of the genetic base of popcorn accessions and developing new cultivars.
Keywords
Genetic variability; Maize; Molecular marker
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