Abstract
Cytoplasmic inheritance was investigated in interspecific hybrids of
Wisteria sinensis and W.
floribunda. Species-specific nuclear, mitochondrial and plastid DNA markers were identified from wild-collected plants of each species in its native range. These markers provide evidence for the bi-parental transmission of plastids in hybrid swarms of these two species in the southeastern USA. These population level molecular data corroborate previous cytological evidence of this phenomenon in Wisteria.
Keywords
Cytoplasmic inheritance,
fabaceae,
hybridization,
mitochondria,
Wisteria floribunda,
Wisteria sinensis
Citation
Trusty, Jennifer L.; Johnson, Kataren J.; Lockaby, Graeme B.; Goertzen, Leslie R. 2007. Bi-parental cytoplasmic DNA inheritance in
Wisteria (fabaceae): evidence from a natural experiment. Plant Cell Physiol, Vol. 48(4): 662-665