The Journal of Heredity 1984:75(2):141-142
© 1984 The American Genetic Association 75:141-142
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Estimates of population differentiation obtained from enzyme polymorphisms and quantitative characters
Standard Oil of Ohio 3092 Broadway Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115
Department of Biology, University of Redlands Redlands, California 92373
USDA, Agricultural Research Service (Oilseeds and Cereals Research Unit, South Dakota State University), Northern Grain Insects Research Laboratory RR 3, Brookings, SD 57006
Department of Genetics, University of California Davis, CA 95616
Department of Agronomy and Range Science (Extension), University of California Davis, CA 95616
Please address reprint requests to Dr.S. C. Price
Abstract
Estimates of population differentiation based on genotypes at enzyme loci were compared with estimates based on measurement characters for three predominately self-fertilizing plant species, Avena, batbata, Hordeum jubatum, and Hordeum vulgare, and the predominantly outcrosslng plant species, Clarkia williamsonil. Associations between the estimates were statistically significant in the three selfing species but not in C. williamsonil. This result suggests that enzyme marker loci may be useful tools for identifying desirable characteristics in predominantly self-fertilizing plant species.