Maternal inheritance of plastids in Encephalartos Lehm. (Zamiaceae, Cycadales)

Authors
Cafasso, D Cozzolino, S Caputo, P De Luca, P
Citation
D. Cafasso et al., Maternal inheritance of plastids in Encephalartos Lehm. (Zamiaceae, Cycadales), GENOME, 44(2), 2001, pp. 239-241
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,"Molecular Biology & Genetics
Journal title
GENOME
ISSN journal
08312796 → ACNP
Volume
44
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
239 - 241
Database
ISI
SICI code
0831-2796(200104)44:2<239:MIOPIE>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The mode of inheritance of chloroplast DNA has been determined in Encephala rtos by employing a restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of ch loroplast DNA. Artificial F-1 hybrids were produced between a female specim en of E. natalensis and a male specimen of E. woodii. The hybridization pat terns of all hybrids correspond, in all cases, with that of E. natalensis, and are different from that of E. woodii, thus indicating the maternal inhe ritance of cpDNA in cycads.