Characterization of DNA polymorphisms in Caryocar brasiliense (Camb.) in populations with and without thorn at the endocarp by RAPD markers

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Luciana N. Londe²  Carlos Ueira-vieira¹  Warwick E. Kerr¹  Ana Maria Bonetti¹ 

[1] ,Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais Laboratório de Biotecnologia Nova Porteirinha MG ,Brasil

关键词: Caryocar brasiliense;    pequi;    thorn;    RAPD;    Caryocar brasiliense;    pequi;    espinho;    RAPD;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0001-37652010000300024

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Caryocar brasiliense (pequi), is one of the main species at the biome of the Brazilian savannah due to its use in culinary, popular medicine, industry in general, and iron and steel industry. At São José do Xingu (MT), a tree of C. brasiliense without thorn at the endocarp was found, which enables the improvement of C. brasiliense not only for consumption but also to the high appreciation it already has. To detect the existing differences between the pequi with and without the thorn at the endocarp, RADP markers were used. The generated polymorphisms were cloned and sequenced in order to identify the sequences that are responsible for the fenotypical alteration. It was observed that the pequi without thorn is genetically isolated from the other populations of pequi with thorn at the endocarp, proving that this characteristic is related to the genetic divergence of the species. Analysis in BLASTn evidenced the similarity of the Dof1 genes of Zea mays to its gene of phosphinotricin acetyl transferase. In the analysis of BLASTx, the similarity was verified to the proteins responsible for the deficiency in ferric reductase 4, and catalase.

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