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Optimization of DNA amplification fingerprinting techniques to study genetic relationships of white lupin germplasm (1995)

Qiu, J. ; Santen, E. ; Tuzun, S.

Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Plant breeding 114 (1995), S. 0

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ISSN: 1439-0523

Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005

Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition

Notes: DNA amplification fingerprinting (DAF) techniques were used to evaluate genetic relationships among 24 randomly selected white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) accessions originating from four endemic regions. Parameters affecting DAF were optimized to obtain high resolution and reproducible banding patterns. DNA amplification was tolerant to a wide range of both template and primer concentrations but sensitive to Mg2+ concentration, and annealing temperature and time. Pure template DNA was found to be essential for obtaining reproducible banding patterns. Primer annealing occurred at multiple sites, permitting detection of polymorphism using only a single primer. Of 56 octamer primers tested, 22 yielded highly polymorphic DAF bands that could be used to distinguish closely related accessions. Genetic similarity coefficients were calculated and a dendrogram, using the unweighted pair group method with arithmetic average (UPGMA), was constructed. A high level of genome diversity was found among the accessions, but several from the Middle East and West Africa tended to cluster together. The results support the future use of DAF markers for the characterization and identification of white lupin germplasm.

Type of Medium: Electronic Resource

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0523.1995.tb00849.x

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Perinatal mortality in Bavaria, Germany, after the Chernobyl reactor accident (1997)

Grosche, B. ; Irl, C. ; Schoetzau, A. ; [et al.]

Springer

Radiation and environmental biophysics 36 (1997), S. 129-136

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ISSN: 1432-2099

Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000

Topics: Biology , Physics

Notes: Abstract As has been shown by the authors of a paper recently published in this journal, a deviation from a long-term trend in perinatal mortality within the former Federal Republic of Germany occurred in 1987, i.e. 1 year following the Chernobyl disaster. It is the aim of this study to make a comparison between the areas of the state Bavaria, Germany, with different fallout levels as well as between the observed and expected numbers of perinatal deaths relating to these areas. The expected numbers of perinatal deaths, defined as external standard, were derived from the remainder of the former FRG. Testing an a priori formulated hypothesis revealed no differences in the temporal development of perinatal mortality between the areas with different fallout levels and subsequent exposures. Including May 1986 into the analysis revealed a significant increase during the first 3 months after the accident, which is due to an excess in May alone. Since no elevated radiation risks for the last days in utero are known, the additional Chernobyl radiation exposure is not plausible as a causative agent. Further analyses on stillbirths showed an increase in Southern Bavaria during the first 2 years following the accident. Later on, the rates were comparable to the expected values again.