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AFLP analysis of genetic diversity in the genus Mallus Mill. (Apple)

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The first molecular genetic analysis of the apple species and varieties from Russian collections with the AFLP marker system was performed in order to study the genetic diversity of the genus Malus, as well as to clarify the phylogeny and solve some systematic issues of the genus. Nienty-one apple accessions, including species from five sections of the genus Malus and hybrid species, were examined. The level of polymorphism constituted 90.2%. It was demonstrated that the classical taxonomy of the genus Malus, which identifies five sections based on differences in their morphological characters, is valid and may be used to classify apple species. The species assignment of the Antonovka landraces was established. All of them belonged to the species M. domestica. It was demonstrated that the Yakutskaya apple variety is a domesticated species of the section Gymnomeles, presumably, M. baccata. AFLP analysis confirmed the hybrid nature of many species. The relationships between apple varieties of the Golden group with American wild species were demonstrated. The data suggest that the species M. sieversii was the ancestor of not only the domesticated apple but also of other species of the Section Malus.

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Original Russian Text © E.N. Savelyeva, A.M. Kudryavtsev, 2015, published in Genetika, 2015, Vol. 51, No. 10, pp. 1126–1133.

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Savelyeva, E.N., Kudryavtsev, A.M. AFLP analysis of genetic diversity in the genus Mallus Mill. (Apple). Russ J Genet 51, 966–973 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795415100154

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