DNA fingerprinting based on SSR amplification profiles for Piper species identification (Piperaceae)

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Title: DNA fingerprinting based on SSR amplification profiles for Piper species identification (Piperaceae)
Authors: Christ, Jheniffer Abeldt, Hollunder, Renan Köpp, Carvalho, Marina Santos, Ferreira, Marcia Flores da Silva, Garbin, Mário Luís, Carrijo, Tatiana Tavares
Source: Acta Botanica Brasilica. December 2018 32(4)
Publisher Information: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil, 2018.
Publication Year: 2018
Subject Terms: heat map, microsatellites, morphology, multivariate analyses, taxonomy
More Details: DNA fingerprinting based on SSR amplification profiles was applied to native species of Piper from the Atlantic Forest to compare the utility of this type of molecular marker with the morphological characters traditionally applied in Piper taxonomy and identification. Fifty-one SSR markers developed for four species of Piper native to Asia and Mesoamerica were applied to 16 species, together with 63 morphological characters, for species characterization. Molecular and morphological data were analysed by cluster analysis, followed by a cluster sharpness test and the construction of a heat map to visualize the association of characters with species groups. A multivariate regression tree determined the number of loci needed for species identification. Forty-five primers were transferable to at least four species. Molecular data were more efficient in detecting sharp groups than morphological data. Species groups delimited by a set of shared morphological characters were differentiated based on molecular data. The sixteen studied species could be separated by nine primers, demonstrating the cross-species transferability of SSR markers and the usefulness of DNA fingerprinting for both the delimitation and the identification of species of Piper.
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Language: English
ISSN: 0102-3306
DOI: 10.1590/0102-33062017abb0268
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ISSN:01023306
DOI:10.1590/0102-33062017abb0268
Published in:Acta Botanica Brasilica
Language:English