<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Two categories of DNA markers were used to determine genetic relationships among eight <italic>Malva</italic> taxa. A maximum parsimony analysis validated the division of the genus <italic>Malva</italic> into the sections <italic>Bismalva</italic> and <italic>Malva.</italic> The species classified into those sections formed separate clusters. <italic>M. moschata</italic> was a distinctive species in the section <italic>Bismalva</italic>, as confirmed by previous genetic research based on ITS and cpDNA sequence analyses. The applied markers revealed a very high level of genetic identity between <italic>M. alcea and M. excisa</italic> and enabled molecular identification of <italic>M. alcea</italic> var. <italic>fastigiata.</italic> Speciesspecific markers were determined for the majority of the analyzed species, permitting their molecular identification. A specific marker supporting the differentiation of <italic>M. alcea</italic> and <italic>M. excisa</italic> was not found.</p></abstract>

Two categories of DNA markers were used to determine genetic relationships among eight Malva taxa. A maximum parsimony analysis validated the division of the genus Malva into the sections Bismalva and Malva. The species classified into those sections formed separate clusters. M. moschata was a distinctive species in the section Bismalva, as confirmed by previous genetic research based on ITS and cpDNA sequence analyses. The applied markers revealed a very high level of genetic identity between M. alcea and M. excisa and enabled molecular identification of M. alcea var. fastigiata. Speciesspecific markers were determined for the majority of the analyzed species, permitting their molecular identification. A specific marker supporting the differentiation of M. alcea and M. excisa was not found.

Genetic relationships between some of <italic>Malva</italic> species as determined with ISSR and ISJ markers

Department of Plant Taxonomy, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland

Department of Botany and Nature Protection, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Łódzki 1, 10-727 Olsztyn, Poland

Biodiversity Research and Conservation

Genetic relationships between some of  species as determined with ISSR and ISJ markers

Two categories of DNA markers were used to determine genetic relationships among eight Malva taxa. A maximum parsimony analysis validated the division of the...

Genetic relationships between some of Malva species as determined with ISSR and ISJ markers

Published Online: Jul 11, 2011

Page range: 23 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10119-010-0006-2

Keywords
genetic similarity, molecular markers, ISJ, ISSR

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