title: Genetic variation in a wild population of the 'sleep'  passion fruit (Passiflora setacea) based on molecular markers.
abstract: Little is known about the molecular genetic diversity  of most Passiflora species. We used RAPD markers to evaluate the genetic  diversity of 24 genotypes of the 'sleep' passion fruit (Passiflora setacea).  Twelve primers generated 95 markers, 88% of which were polymorphic. The genetic  distance estimated by the complement of the Dice index ranged from 0.29 (among  accessions Ps-G1 and Ps-G13) to 0.69 (among accessions Ps-G21 and Ps-G23).  Genotype grouping based on the UPGMA algorithm showed considerable variability  among genotypes. We conclude that P. setacea has a broad genetic base  that could be exploited in breeding programs.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estudos Básicos e Instrumentais, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Itapetinga, BA, Brasil. csilva@uesb.edu.br
authors.forename: C B M
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Cerqueira-Silva
authors.forename: E S L
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: L D H C S
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Conceição
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Cardoso-Silva
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: R X
authors.initials: RX
authors.lastname: Corrêa
mesh_terms: D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005819:Genetic Markers; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D029598:Passiflora / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers