Morphological and molecular variation in natural populations of Betula

DE Howland; RP Oliver; AJ Davy

doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1995.tb01821.x

Morphological and molecular variation in natural populations of Betula

DE Howland, RP Oliver, AJ Davy

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Abstract

Molecular variation within morphologically variable natural populations of Betula pendula Roth, (diploid) and Betula pubescens Ehrh. (tetraploid) was investigated using RFLP and RAPD techniques. RFLP analysis of rDNA showed a high degree of polymorphism within and between individuals of both cytotypes in spacer length variation. Analysis of randomly amplified genomic DNA fragments, within one population, showed little differentiation between cytotypes. In East Anglian populations, diploid and tetraploid Betula are distinct neither on the basis of morphological nor molecular characters.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	117-124
Number of pages	8
Journal	New Phytologist
Volume	130
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.1995.tb01821.x
Publication status	Published - May 1995

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