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Isozyme expression of malate dehydrogenase (MDH), phosphoglucomutase (PGM), and phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI) were examined from 12 tissues of pecan by starch gel electrophoresis. Tissue type, stage of development, and extraction method had little effect on isozyme expression of MDH or PGM but did influence PGI expression. Additional PGI bands were observed from seed tissue and soaked pollen. A direct relationship was observed between PGI expression from seed tissue and eventual expression from the germinated seedling. Additional PGI bands from soaked pollen were thought to be produced from structural changes and not due to more efficient extraction. The genotype of immature pecan seeds could be determined for Mdh-1, Pgi-2, and Pgm-1 provided cellular endosperm had developed. Watery endosperm did not contain detectable levels of the study enzymes. The advantages of uniform isozyme expression among various tissues and ability to determine the genotype of immature pecan seed are discussed.
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Marquard, R.D., Skorpenske, R.G. Expression of heritable biochemical markers from various pecan tissues. Euphytica 42, 65–70 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00042616
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