Journal
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS
Volume 36, Issue 5, Pages 901-907Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-008-9261-0
Keywords
AFLP (Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism); Biodiesel; Jatropha; Molecular markers; RAPD (Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA)
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- CSIR New Delhi
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Genus Jatropha with 172 species having significant economic importance belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae. There are no reports on molecular characterization and phylogenetic relationship among the species of Jatropha. Hence, the present study was undertaken to assess the extent of genetic variability that exist and also to establish phylogenetic relationship among Jatropha curcas, J. glandulifera, J. gossypifolia, J. integerrima, J. multifida, J. podagrica and J. tanjorensis using RAPD and AFLP. The percentage of loci that are polymorphic among the species studied was found to be 97.74% by RAPD and 97.25% by AFLP. The mean percentage of polymorphism (PP) was found to be 68.48 by RAPD and 71.33 by AFLP. The phylogram generated with RAPD and AFLP data showed maximum similarity. With the generated data maximum relatedness was found between J. curcas and J. integerrima this may be the reason for the success of inter hybrid crosses between these two species. Neither RAPD nor AFLP data generated in this study supports the view of J. tanjorensis, a natural interspecific hybrid between J. curcas and J. gossypifolia. The present study concludes that both RAPD and AFLP techniques are comparable in divergence studies of Jatropha species. The markers generated by RAPD and AFLP can be employed efficiently for interspecific hybrids identification, marker assisted selection and genetic resource management.
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