Ribosomal DNA spacer-length variation inSecale spp. (Poaceae)

1990 ◽  
Vol 171 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 205-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Reddy ◽  
R. Appels ◽  
B. R. Baum
Keyword(s):  
Ribosomal Dna ◽  
Length Variation ◽  
Spacer Length

A comparative analysis of genetic polymorphism in wild and cultivated barley from Tibet using isozyme and ribosomal DNA markers

Genome ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 631-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qifa Zhang ◽  
G. P. Yang ◽  
Xiankai Dai ◽  
J. Z. Sun
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Ribosomal Dna ◽  
Wild Barley ◽  
Length Variation ◽  
Spacer Length ◽  
Origin And Evolution ◽  
Centre Of Diversity ◽  
Esterase Loci ◽  
Cultivated Barley ◽  
Comparison Of The Results

This study was conducted to address some of the issues concerning the possible significance of Tibet in the origin and evolution of cultivated barley. A total of 1757 barley accessions from Tibet, including 1496 entries of Hordeum vulgare ssp. vulgare (HV), 229 entries of the six-rowed wild barley H. vulgare ssp. agriocrithon (HA), and 32 entries of the two-rowed wild barley H. vulgare ssp. spontaneum (HS), were assayed for allozymes at four esterase loci. A subsample of 491 accessions was surveyed for spacer-length polymorphism at two ribosomal DNA loci. Genetic variation is extensive in these barley groups, and the amount of genetic diversity in cultivated barley of this region is comparable with that of cultivated barley worldwide. The level of genetic variation of HA is significantly lower than the other two barley groups, and there is also substantial heterogeneity in the level of polymorphism among different agrigeographical subregions. However, little genetic differentiation was detected among the three barley groups (HV, HA, and HS), as well as among different agrigeographical subregions. Comparison of the results from this and previous studies indicated a strong differentiation between Oriental and Occidental barley, thus favoring the hypothesis of a diphyletic origin of cultivated barley.Key words: Hordeum, allozyme, rDNA spacer-length variation, centre of diversity, phylogeny.

Temporal variation in the ribosomal DNA nontranscribed spacer of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Genome ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srinivas Kambhampati ◽  
Karamjit S. Rai
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Variation ◽  
Aedes Albopictus ◽  
Ribosomal Dna ◽  
Population Variation ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Length Variation ◽  
Spacer Length ◽  
Nontranscribed Spacer ◽  
Population Component ◽  
Different Populations

Length variation in ribosomal DNA (rDNA) nontranscribed spacer within and among populations of the mosquito Aedes albopictus was studied over a 3-year period in eight different populations from Texas. Statistically significant variation was detected among populations at each sampling date. Significant, but nondirectional, changes were observed within populations over time. An average of 78% of the total variance in the frequencies of spacer variants was attributable to the within-population component, suggesting local differentiation. The results corroborate those from a previous study on spacer length diversity in populations of A. albopictus from around the world and are similar to those from a study on temporal variation in allozyme frequencies in some of the same populations and sampling dates. We propose that a high rate of production of length variants and localized breeding structure could explain the observed high levels of within- and among-population variation in A. albopictus.Key words: rDNA, nontranscribed spacer, genetic structure, temporal variation, Aedes albopictus.

Variation of the intergenic spacer region of ribosomal DNA in cultivated and wild rice species

Genome ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Sano ◽  
R. Sano
Keyword(s):  
Ribosomal Dna ◽  
Intergenic Spacer ◽  
Length Variation ◽  
Cultivated Rice ◽  
Spacer Length ◽  
Intergenic Spacer Region ◽  
Wild Rice Species ◽  
Cultivated Species ◽  
Restriction Enzyme Maps ◽  
Spacer Length Variants

Spacer-length variation in ribosomal DNA (rDNA) was surveyed in two cultivated rice species and their wild relatives. Among 243 accessions observed, 18 different spacer-length variants were detected. Length heterogeneity was found within and among species as well as within individuals. Conventional genetic analysis revealed that two spacer-length variants were located at two unlinked loci. Restriction enzyme maps showed that length heterogeneity resulted from repetition of short repeated sequences in the intergenic spacer region in the Asian cultivar and its progenitor; however, the spacer region greatly differed from those of reproductively isolated taxa with respect to the length and the sequence. Furthermore, the Asian cultivated species and its progenitor were highly polymorphic for rDNA spacer-length variation and they were differentiated in frequencies of spacer-length variants as well as varietal groups within the cultivated species. Asian cultivars tended to carry homogeneous repeats of rDNA compared with their progenitor, suggesting different forms of homogenization occurring in Asian cultivars.Key words: ribosomal DNA, intergenic spacer, polymorphism, inheritance, Oryza.

scholarly journals Evolution of the Ribosomal DNA Spacers of Drosophila melanogaster: Different Patterns of Variation on X and Y Chromosomes

Genetics ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 116 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-232
Author(s):  
Scott M Williams ◽  
Glenn R Furnier ◽  
Eric Fuog ◽  
Curtis Strobeck
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Natural Selection ◽  
Ribosomal Dna ◽  
Genomic Dna ◽  
Restriction Enzymes ◽  
Ribosomal Gene ◽  
Length Variation ◽  
Spacer Length ◽  
Y Chromosomes ◽  
The World

ABSTRACT Length variation of the ribosomal gene spacers of Drosophila melanogaster was studied. Analysis of 47 X chromosomal and 47 Y chromosomal linked rDNA arrays collected from five continents indicates that the arrays on the two chromosomes differ qualitatively. The Y-linked arrays from around the world share little or no similarity for either their overall length or the organization of their spacers. Most of the X-linked arrays do, however, share a major length spacer of 5.1 kb. In addition, those X-linked arrays that have a major 5.1-kb band have similar spacer organization as demonstrated by genomic DNA digestions with several restriction enzymes. These data strongly support the hypothesis that spacer length patterns on only X-linked genes are maintained primarily by natural selection.

Extraordinarily polymorphic ribosomal DNA in wild and cultivated rice

Genome ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 1109-1116 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. D. Liu ◽  
Qifa Zhang ◽  
G. P. Yang ◽  
M. A. Saghai Maroof ◽  
S. H. Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oryza Sativa ◽  
Ribosomal Dna ◽  
Wild Rice ◽  
Indica Rice ◽  
Intergenic Spacer ◽  
Oryza Rufipogon ◽  
Japonica Rice ◽  
Cultivated Rice ◽  
Spacer Length ◽  
Origin And Evolution

A collection of 481 rice accessions was surveyed for ribosomal DNA (rDNA) intergenic spacer length polymorphism to assess the extent of genetic diversity in Chinese and Asian rice germplasm. The materials included 83 accessions of common wild rice, Oryza rufipogon, 75 of which were from China; 348 entries of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa), representing almost all the rice growing areas in China; and 50 cultivars from South and East Asia. A total of 42 spacer length variants (SLVs) were detected. The size differences between adjacent SLVs in the series were very heterogeneous, ranging from ca. 21 to 311 bp. The 42 SLVs formed 80 different rDNA phenotypic combinations. Wild rice displayed a much greater number of rDNA SLVs than cultivated rice, while cultivated rice showed a larger number of rDNA phenotypes. Indica and japonica groups of O. sativa contained about equal numbers of SLVs, but the SLV distribution was significantly differentiated: indica rice was preferentially associated with longer SLVs and japonica rice with shorter ones. The results may have significant implications regarding the origin and evolution of cultivated rice, as well as the inheritance and molecular evolution of rDNA intergenic spacers in rice. Key words : rDNA, Oryza rufipogon, Oryza sativa, germplasm diversity, evolution.

Restriction fragment length polymorphisms in polymerase chain reaction amplified ribosomal DNAs of three Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) species

Genome ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 419-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Navtej Pal Sappal ◽  
Robert S. Jeng ◽  
Martin Hubbes ◽  
Fuhua Liu
Keyword(s):  
Restriction Fragment ◽  
Ribosomal Dna ◽  
Restriction Enzyme ◽  
Fragment Length ◽  
Its Region ◽  
Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms ◽  
Length Variation ◽  
Length Polymorphisms ◽  
Ribosomal Dnas ◽  
Restriction Fragment Length

Restriction fragment length polymorphisms from PCR amplified ribosomal DNAs of three Trichogramma species, T. minutum, T. brassicae, and T. near sibiricum, were studied. Length variation in the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region was observed. The ITS region of T. brassicae is about 1350 base pairs (bp) in length and those of T. minutum and T. near sibiricum are 1300 bp. These three species also differ in the size of their ITS1 and ITS2 regions. Restriction enzyme digestions of these regions showed unique banding patterns for each species. The amplified 18S region of ribosomal DNA is about 1800 bp in length and showed no length variation between the three species of Trichogramma. Restriction enzyme digestion of this region by BamHI differentiated T. brassicae from the other two species. Restriction site maps of the ITS and 18S regions were constructed for each species. The amplified 28S region is about 1700 bp for these three species. Restriction of this region by RsaI and SacII differentiates these three species. The reported results indicate that these species of Trichogramma can be clearly differentiated from one another by nuclear ribosomal DNA markers.Key words: rDNA, Trichogramma, PCR.

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