<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Norway spruce is an important commercial tree species in northern and central Europe. Pure mitochondrial DNA isolated from tissue culture materials grown in the dark were used to construct a partial mitochondrial library. 100 clones were randomly selected and 19 markers were isolated. Three of these markers proved to be polymorphic and two showed maternal inheritance in controlled crosses. These markers will be useful for population genetic studies in P. abies.</p></abstract>

Norway spruce is an important commercial tree species in northern and central Europe. Pure mitochondrial DNA isolated from tissue culture materials grown in the dark were used to construct a partial mitochondrial library. 100 clones were randomly selected and 19 markers were isolated. Three of these markers proved to be polymorphic and two showed maternal inheritance in controlled crosses. These markers will be useful for population genetic studies in P. abies.

Short Note: Development of Mitochondrial Markers for Population Genetics of Norway Spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.]

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Norway spruce is an important commercial tree species in northern and central Europe. Pure mitochondrial DNA isolated from tissue culture materials grown in...

Short Note: Development of Mitochondrial Markers for Population Genetics of Norway Spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.]

Published Online: Oct 14, 2017

Page range: 41 - 44

Received: Oct 09, 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sg-2008-0007

Keywords
mtDNA, marker development, maternal inheritance, population genetics, length polymorphism, null alleles, Picea abies

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Short Note: Development of Mitochondrial Markers for Population Genetics of Norway Spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.]

Published Online: Oct 14, 2017

Page range: 41 - 44

Received: Oct 09, 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sg-2008-0007

KeywordsmtDNA, marker development, maternal inheritance, population genetics, length polymorphism, null alleles, Picea abies

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
mtDNA, marker development, maternal inheritance, population genetics, length polymorphism, null alleles, Picea abies