Bi-parental cytoplasmic DNA inheritance in Wisteria (Fabaceae): evidence from a natural experiment.
Cytoplasmic inheritance was investigated in interspecific hybrids of Wisteria sinensis and W. floribunda. Species-specific nuclear, mitochondrial and plastid DNA markers were identified from wild-collected plants of each species in its native range. These markers provide evidence for the bi-parental transmission of plastids in hybrid swarms of these two species in the southeastern USA. These population level molecular data corroborate previous cytological evidence of this phenomenon in Wisteria.
Trusty
Jennifer L
JL
Center for Forest Sustainability, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, 602 Duncan Drive, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA. jtrusty@auburn.edu
Johnson
Kataren J
KJ
Lockaby
B Graeme
BG
Goertzen
Leslie R
LR
D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000235:genetics*; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D018087:Plastids / Q000235:genetics; D012098:Reproduction / Q000235:genetics; D032447:Wisteria / Q000166:cytology* / Q000235:genetics*
D018744:DNA, Plant