ISSN:
1432-2242
Keywords:
Cereal evolution
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Chloroplast DNAs
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Mitochondrial DNAs
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Restriction enzymes
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DNA molecular weight
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary Chloroplast (cp) and mitochondrial (mt) DNAs were isolated from four cereal genomes (cultivated wheat, rye, barley and oats) and compared by restriction nuclease analysis. Cleavage of cp and mt DNAs by Sal I, Kpn I, Xho I and EcoR I enzymes indicated that each cereal group contains specific cytoplasmic DNAs. A phylogenetic tree of cereal evolution has been obtained on the basis of cp DNA homologies. It is suggested that wheat and rye diverged after their common ancestor had diverged from the ancestor of barley. This was preceded by the divergence of the common ancestor of wheat, rye and barley and the ancestor of oats. The molecular weight of the different cp DNAs was determined from the Sal I and Kpn I patterns. cp DNAs from wheat, rye, barley and oats appeared to be characterized by a very similar molecular weight of about 80–82.106 d. In the case of the mt DNAs, the great number of restriction fragments obtained with the restriction enzymes used prevented precise comparisons and determination of molecular weights.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00288440
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