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Southern blot hybridization of total DNA to defined mitochondrial DNA sequences provides a sensitive assay for mtDNA variation in the genera of Triticum and Aegilops. A clear distinction between cytoplasms of tetraploid species sharing the “AG” haploid genome is reported for the first time. The Sitopsis section of the genus Aegilops showed the most extensive intra- and inter-specific variation, whereas no variation could be detected among the cytoplasms of polyploid Triticum species (wheats) sharing the AB haploid genome. Extensive cytoplasmic intraspecific diversity was revealed in Ae. speltoides.
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Breiman, A. Mitochondrial DNA diversity in the genera of Triticum and Aegilops revealed by southern blot hybridization. Theoret. Appl. Genetics 73, 563–570 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00289195
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