The Journal of Heredity 2002:93(1)
© 2002 The American Genetic Association 93:60-63
Brief Communication |
Inheritance and Linkage of Allozymes in a Balkan Endemic, Pinus peuce Griseb.
From the Department of Dendrology, University of Forestry, 10 Kl. Ochridsky Blvd., 1756 Sofia, Bulgaria (Zhelev), and Department of Phytology, Faculty of Forestry, Technical University, Masarykova 24, 96 053 Zvolen, Slovakia (Gömöry and Paule).
Address correspondence to Peter Zhelev at the address above or e-mail: zhelev{at}ltu.acad.bg.
This article presents a study of isozyme variation in Pinus peuce Griseb., a Balkan endemic. Among the enzyme systems studied, five were monomorphic and eight were polymorphic in at least one locus. The segregation analysis of the polymorphic loci were consistent with a Mendelian mode of inheritance. No significant deviation from the expected ratio was observed both at the individual and pooled segregation data levels. Segregation patterns were homogeneous across individuals. Two significant linkage groups were found in P. peuce: FEST-2:LAP-2 and 6PG-1:6PG-2, which correspond to the results obtained for other pine species.