title: [Molecular characters of Schisandra chinensis with white fruit by RAPD and ISSR makers].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The characters of Schisandra chinensis with white fruit were represented at molecular levels and the genetic diversity were investigated using RAPD and ISSR.
  
  
  METHODS
  12 primers of RAPD randomized markers and 8 primers of ISSR markers were used to test 21 samples of white fruit Schisandra chinensis, and POPGENE 32 software were used to analyze the results.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One or more unique bands were produced to distinguish white fruit Schisandra chinensis from normal Schisandra chinensis using the primers of S83, S180 and S300. RAPD:66 discernible DNA fragments were generated with 52 (78.79%) polymorphic fragments; ISSR: 42 discernible DNA fragments were generated with 25 (59.52%) polymorphic fragments. The genetic variation of white fruit Schisandra chinensis was more unstable than normal Schisandra chinensis, but the genetic distance of them was small at the species level.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  RAPD and ISSR markers can be used to put up the characteristics of Schisandra chinensis with white fruit at molecular levels. Also they can indicate the genetic relationship of the Schisandra chinensis germplasm resource.
authors.forename: Xian-Kuan
authors.initials: XK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yan-Chao
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Ya-Nan
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D005638:Fruit / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique / Q000379:methods*; D032141:Schisandra / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018744:DNA, Plant