ISSN:
1432-2242
Keywords:
Heteroplasmy
;
Chloroplast DNA
;
Medicago sativa L.
;
Sequence analysis
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The heteroplasmy of chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) observed in Medicago sativa L., which involves the presence (type B) or absence (type A) of an Xba I restriction site, was examined using closed fragments covering the variable XbaI site from type-A and type-B cpDNA. The 6.2-kb PstI fragment of DNA from type-A cpDNA (−XbaI) and from type-B cpDNA (+XbaI) was cloned into pUC19 plasmids. EcoRI fragments bearing the variable XbaI site from the type-A and type-B 6.2-kb PstI fragments were subcloned into pUC19. DNA sequences of both types of the 696-bp EcoRI fragments were determined and computer-assisted analysis of the sequence data carried out. Type-A cpDNA was found to differ from type-B cpDNA by 1 base, a G to T conversion, which results in a non-recognition site for XbaI in the type-A cpDNA. The sequence difference was in a non-coding region. Cloning and sequencing of the fragments verified the individual identity of the type-A and type-B cpDNA.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00224063
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