[A preliminary study on relationship between Atractylodes lancea and A. chinensis as analyzed by RAPD].
OBJECTIVE
To study the relationship between A. lancea and A. chinensis by RAPD analysis.


METHODS
Using 10 random primers, RAPD of seven Atractylodes samples was performed. The result was analyzed by RAPDistance Package Version 1.04.


RESULTS
A total of 60 polymerphic loci were amplified. It appears that the Atractylodes samples tend to cluster in relation to their habitats, and A. lancea has close phylogenetic relationship with A. japonica.


CONCLUSIONS
A certain correlation among the chemical composition, genetic diversity and geographic distribution has been revealed. It is reasonable to separate A. lancea from A. chinensis according to their habitats.
Guo
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LP
Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700.
Huang
L Q
LQ
Wang
M
M
Feng
X F
XF
Fu
G F
GF
Yan
Y N
YN
D031174:Atractylodes / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005843:Geography; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000235:genetics; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique