ISSN:
1432-2242
Keywords:
Somaclonal variation
;
Potato
;
Tissue-culture
;
Ribosomal RNA genes
;
Repetitive DNA
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary The many reports of phenotypic variation among plants regenerated from tissue culture suggest underlying alterations at the DNA level. This hypothesis was tested with protoplast-derived Solanum tuberosum plants. Random potato-DNA clones were used to probe the genome of individual plants at specific sites. Two out of twelve plants were shown to be variant by Southern-hybridisation with one of the tester-clones. As this clone turned out to represent 25S-rDNA, both somaclonal variants can be regarded as mutants deficient in ribosomal RNA-genes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00251196
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