title: Development of microsatellite markers for partially and putative fully mycoheterotrophic varieties of Pyrola japonica sensu lato (Ericaceae).
abstract: We developed microsatellite markers to compare the genetic variation and reproductive biology between the partially mycoheterotrophic Pyrola japonica var. japonica and the putative fully mycoheterotrophic P. japonica var. subaphylla. Fifteen primer pairs were developed for P. japonica sensu lato and they were tested on 77 ramets from three populations of the two varieties. Thirteen loci were polymorphic in at least one of the two var. japonica populations, whereas only four loci were polymorphic in the var. subaphylla population. The considerably lower genetic variation of the var. subaphylla population may be attributed to frequent selfing and/or inbreeding. The markers developed in this study will be useful for comparing the genetic diversity of P. japonica s. l. populations and measuring gene flow within and between populations and varieties.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Symbiotic Systems Science and Technology, Fukushima University.
authors.forename: Kohtaroh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shutoh
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University.|Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich.
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Izuno
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University.
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Isagi
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Symbiotic Systems Science, Fukushima University.
authors.forename: Takahide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurosawa
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Symbiotic Systems Science, Fukushima University.
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaneko
mesh_terms: D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D051456:Gene Flow; D007178:Inbreeding; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D031828:Pyrola / Q000235:genetics*
keywords: Ion PGM; Pyrola japonica; inbreeding; mycoheterotrophy; reproductive biology