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      Molecular Insights into the Genetic Diversity of Hemarthria compressa Germplasm Collections Native to Southwest China

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          Start codon targeted polymorphism (SCoT) analysis was employed to distinguish 37 whipgrass ( Hemarthria compressa L.) clones and assess the genetic diversity and population structure among these genotypes. The informativeness of markers was also estimated using various parameters. Using 25 highly reproducible primer sets, 368 discernible fragments were generated. Of these, 282 (77.21%) were polymorphic. The number of alleles per locus ranged from five to 21, and the genetic variation indices varied. The polymorphism information content (PIC) was 0.358, the Shannon diversity index (H) was 0.534, the marker index (MI) was 4.040, the resolving power (RP) was 6.108, and the genotype index (GI) was 0.782. Genetic similarity coefficients (GS) between the accessions ranged from 0.563 to 0.872, with a mean of 0.685. Their patterns observed in a dendrogram constructed using the unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean analysis (UPGMA) based on GS largely confirmed the results of principal coordinate analysis (PCoA). PCoA was further confirmed by Bayesian model-based STRUCTURE analysis, which revealed no direct association between genetic relationship and geographical origins as validated by Mantel’s test ( r = 0.2268, p = 0.9999). In addition, high-level genetic variation within geographical groups was significantly greater than that between groups, as determined by Shannon diversity analysis, analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) and Bayesian analysis. Overall, SCoT analysis is a simple, effective and reliable technique for characterizing and maintaining germplasm collections of whipgrass and related species.

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                Journal
                Molecules
                Molecules
                molecules
                Molecules
                MDPI
                1420-3049
                22 December 2014
                December 2014
                : 19
                : 12
                : 21541-21559
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                [1 ]Department of Grassland Science, Animal Science and Technology College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625014, China; E-Mails: guozhihui-2008@ 123456163.com (Z.-H.G.); linzhuyan@ 123456126.com (K.-X.F.); zhangxq@ 123456sicau.edu.cn (X.-Q.Z.); baishiqie@ 123456yeah.net (S.-Q.B.); pengyanlee@ 123456163.com (Y.P.); huanglinkai@ 123456sicau.edu.cn (L.-K.H.); yanyanhong3588284@ 123456126.com (Y.-H.Y.); lwgrass@ 123456126.com (W.L.)
                [2 ]Sichuan Academy of Grassland Science, Chengdu 611731, China
                [3 ]Chongqing Municipal Institute of Animal Husbandry, Chongqing 400039, China; E-Mail: cq_fy001@ 123456163.com
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                [* ]Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: maroar@ 123456126.com ; Tel.: +86-835-288-5369; Fax: +86-835-288-6080.
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                molecules-19-21541
                10.3390/molecules191221541
                6271808
                25532848
                caffb7e6-6d8e-40d6-b657-cb5f5647890c
                © 2014 by the authors.

                Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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                : 16 October 2014
                : 16 December 2014
                : 18 December 2014
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                hemarthria compressa l.,start codon targeted polymorphism (scot),genetic diversity,geographic groups,genetic differentiation

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