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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
Volume 129, Issue 6, Pages 1011-1025Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-010-0386-z
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Prosopis chilensis; RAPD; Isozyme; Environment factors; Genetic variability; Genetic structure; Homology; RAPD bands
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires [X201]
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (CONICET) [5122]
- Agencia Nacional de Promocion Cientifica y Tecnologica [PICT 32064 BID 1728 OC/AR]
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The algarrobo [Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz] is a tree species that represents an important natural resource in arid and semi-arid regions of Argentina. In this paper, we analysed and compared the variability of 46 RAPD (Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA) loci with previous estimates obtained from 12 isozyme markers in nine Argentinean populations of P. chilensis representative of the whole range of this species in Argentina. We evaluated the population structure and the existence of genetic variants associated with environmental variables. Expected heterozygosity (H (e)) estimated from RAPD varied significantly among populations and regions. Hierarchical analysis of genetic variability (AMOVA) showed that most (88.1%) of the total diversity occurs within populations, the component among populations within regions (9.3%) was intermediate, while the between-region component was the lowest (2.6%). All three variance components were highly significant. The MDS plot from pair-wise I broken vertical bar (ST) matrix was consistent with the highly significant among-region differentiation indicated by the AMOVA. All 12 variable isozyme loci and 26 out of 46 RAPD loci showed significant or highly significant association with at least one geographic/climatic variable according to the stepwise multiple regression analysis. These results imply that the genetic differentiation among populations is better explained by environmental or biogeographical grounds than by geographical distances, suggesting gametic disequilibrium with loci responsible for the adaptation to particular environmental conditions. The information from RAPD markers would provide a relevant criterion to preserve genetic diversity in programmes for conservation and rationale use of this species.
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