among populations of native European Impatiens noli- tangere was estimated by AFLP and ISSR markers [30]. For Impatiens parviflora, only a pilot ...... lizzies, balsams, and touch-me-nots, Portland,. USA, 2007. [2] Hegi G., Illustrated flora of ...
Molecular diversity of small balsam populations in relation to site characteristics Research Article
Eugenija Kupcinskiene, Lina Zybartaite*, Rasa Janulioniene, Judita Zukauskiene, Algimantas Paulauskas Department of Biology, Faculty of Nature Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University, LT-44404 Kaunas, Lithuania Received 16 March 2013; Accepted 23 June 2013
Abstract: C limaticshiftswithinrecentdecadescreatedfavorableconditionsforinvasivespeciesflourishinginmoreNorthernpartsofEurope. OurstudywasaimedatevaluationofgeneticvariabilityandhabitatfeaturesofImpatiens parviflorapopulationsgrowinginLithuania. Twenty one populations were selected and analysed using simple sequence repeat (SSR) and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) assays. Evaluated by SSRs, 315 individuals were all monomorphic and homozygous at 4 loci and heterozygous at 1 locus. RAPD analyses revealed that the percentage of polymorphic DNA loci (% P) per population ranged from 7 to 39% and genetic differentiation between populations was ΦPT=0.790 (P
