Evolution of hordein gene organization in three Hordeum species.
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Summary, in English
The inheritance pattern of hordein, the seed storage protein in barley, has been studied in two wild Hordeum species, H. murinum and H. pusillum. Three different diploid populations of each species were crossed, and the F1 plants were self-pollinated. The seeds with an F2 genotype were studied by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Several differences could be observed in the banding patterns of the parental populations. The analysis of recombinant banding patterns showed that in H. murinum there are at least four segregating loci, of which two code for B- and two for C-hordein. All the loci are linked on the same chromosome. In H. pusillum at least six segregating loci were found, of which three code for B and three for C-hordein. Five of the loci are linked, while the sixth showed independent segregation. The organization of the hordein genes differs not only between these two species but also between them and the different forms of H. vulgare, as well as with other species belonging to the tribe Triticeae. Extensive rearrangements must obviously have taken place among the members of the hordein gene family since the divergence of the species in the Hordeum genus. The possibility is discussed that the genes have been moved through transposition, a possible mechanism for the physical divergence of tandemly repeated sequences.
Department/s
- Faculty of Science
- Department of Biology
- Evolutionary Genetics
Publishing year
1993
Language
English
Pages
219-231
Publication/Series
Hereditas
Volume
119
Issue
3
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Topic
- Genetics
Status
Published
Research group
- Evolutionary Genetics
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1601-5223