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Two Coryphaena hippurus morphotypes (dourado and palombeta) are found along the Brazilian coast and are considered by Rio de Janeiro’s fisherman and fishmongers as two different species. Furthermore, these morphotypes are commercialized under different values and suffer different fishing pressure. Therefore, a definition of their taxonomic status is an important economic and biological matter. In order to investigate this problem, allozyme electrophoresis method was undertaken for seventeen loci on 117 individuals of C. hippurus sampled at Cabo Frio/RJ (Brazil). The data indicate homogeneity between the morphotypes gene pools. Nevertheless, differences were found for genetic variation among dourado and palombeta, especially due to alcohol dehydrogenase locus. Natural selection hypothesis is discussed in explaining these findings.(AU)
Dois morfotipos de Coryphaena hippurus (dourado e palombeta) encontrados ao longo da costa brasileira são considerados espécies diferentes por pescadores e mercadores das regiões de desembarque do estado do Rio de Janeiro. Além disso, esses morfotipos são comercializados por valores diferentes e sofrem diferentes pressões de pesca. Desta forma, a definição do status taxonômico desses morfotipos é importante, tanto em termos econômicos quanto biológicos. A fim de investigar esse problema foi utilizado o método de eletroforese de aloenzimas com a amostragem de dezessete loci para 117 indivíduos dos dois morfotipos de C. hippurus obtidos em desembarques pesqueiros na região de Cabo Frio/RJ (Brasil). Os dados indicaram uma homogeneidade entre os conjuntos gênicos dos morfotipos. A despeito disso, diferenças entre os conjuntos gênicos de dourado e palombeta foram encontradas, devido, especialmente, ao locus álcool desidrogenase. A hipótese de seleção natural é discutida como possível explicação para esses resultados.(AU)
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Animais , Classificação , Perciformes/anatomia & histologia , Perciformes/classificação , Bioquímica , Pesqueiros , OxirredutasesRESUMO
O S. adstringens, árvore típica do Cerrado, tem sido explorada visando suas propriedades medicinais e tanantes. Em razão do ainda incipiente conhecimento genético da espécie, este trabalho teve como objetivo caracterizar a diversidade e a estrutura genética de S. adstringens por meio de marcadores aloenzimáticos. Foram coletadas sementes em cinco mesorregiões brasileiras, sendo amostrados 627 indivíduos divididos em 16 populações localizadas nos Estados de Minas Gerais e Goiás. Foram testados 14 sistemas isoenzimáticos; destes, sete foram polimórficos com o total de 10 locos e 28 alelos. O valor de diversidade genética média (H) foi 0,226, a proporção média de locos polimórficos (P) foi 68,75, o número médio de alelos por loco polimórfico (AP) foi 2,65 e o número efetivo de alelos (Ae) foi igual a 1,29. Resultados do índice de fixação total (F= 0,003), do índice de fixação dentro de populações (f = -0,114) e, da medida de diferenciação genética (θ =0,105) foram não significativos, indicando a inexistência de estruturação genética. Na análise de agrupamento (UPGMA) foram observados dois grupos principais, o primeiro formado pela população do Parque Estadual (PE) do Rio Preto (MG), e outro, formado pelas demais populações. Se excluída a população do PE do Rio Preto das análises, G ST é drasticamente reduzido de 0,077 para 0,026. Assim, aproximadamente 2/3 do valor total de G ST verificado em S. adstringens foi devido à variação entre a população do PE do Rio Preto e as demais populações. De modo geral, os valores H e P observados em S. adstringens são compatíveis aos constatados em árvores tropicais comumente distribuídas. Por outro lado, excluindo a população do PE do Rio Preto, o valor da medida de diferenciação genética G ST foi menor que o verificado em árvores tropicais nativas e pinheiros de zonas temperadas. A semelhança entre populações avaliadas indica que o fluxo gênico ainda é alto o suficiente para prevenir a diferenciação genética, pelo menos em nível local.
The S. adstringens, a typical Cerrado (Brazilian savannah) tree, is used because of its medicinal and tanning properties. Because of the still incipient genetic knowledge of the species, the objective of this work was to characterize the diversity and genetic structure of S. adstringens by using allozyme markers. Seeds were collected in five Brazilian mesoregions, in which 627 individuals in 16 populations in the states of Minas Gerais and Goiás were sampled. Fourteen isoenzyme systems were assessed, out of which seven were polymorphic with a total of 10 loci and 28 alleles. Average genetic diversity (H) was 0.226, average proportion of polymorphic loci (P) was 68.75, average number of alleles per polymorphic locus (AP) was 2.65 and effective number of alleles (Ae) was equal to 1.29. The results of total fixation index (F= 0.003), within population fixation index (f =-0.114) and genetic differentiation measure (θ =0.105) were not significant, which shows the inexistence of genetic structure. Two principal groups were found in the cluster analysis (UPGMA), where the first one was formed by the population of State Park (PE) of Rio Preto (MG) and the other, by the other populations. If the population of PE of Rio Preto is excluded from the analysis, G ST is drastically reduced from 0.077 to 0.026. Thus, approximately 2/3 of the total value of G ST found in S. adstringens was due to the variation among the population of PE of Rio Preto and the other populations. Overall, the values of H and P found in S. adstringens are compatible with the ones found in typically distributed tropical trees. On the other hand, by excluding the population of PE of Rio Preto, the value of the G ST genetic differentiation measure was smaller than the one found in native tropical trees from temperate zones. The similarity between the assessed populations shows that the gene flow is still high enough to avoid genetic differentiation, at the local level, at least.
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Plantas Medicinais/metabolismo , Variação Genética , Stryphnodendron barbatimam/análise , PradariaRESUMO
The genetic variability of Oligosarcus paranensis was estimated from a population collected in São Francisco river, Prudentópolis county in Paraná State (Brazil) using the electrophoresis in starch gel technique. Eleven enzymatic systems were analyzed: Aspartate aminotransaminase (AAT; E. C. 2.6.1), Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH; E. C. 1.1.1.1), Esterase (EST; E. C. 3.1.1.1), Glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI; E. C. 5.3.1.9), Glycerol-3-Phosphate dehydrogenase (G3PDH; E. C. 1.1.1), Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH; E. C. 1.1.1.42), L-lactate dehydrogenase (LDH; E. C. 1.1.1.27), Malate dehydrogenase (MDH; E. C. 1.1.1.37 ), Malate dehydrogenase NADP (ME; E. C. 1.1.1.40), Phosphoglucomutase (PGM; E. C. 5.4.2.2) and Sorbitol dehydrogenase (SORB; E.C. 1.1.1.14). Twenty loci were identified through 15% corn starch gel electrophoresis of which nine (45%) were polymorphic. The average expected heterozygosity was estimated as 0.1229 ± 0.1728, and the observed was 0.0586 ± 0.1069, indicating high genetic variability. The average value of FIS = 0.5145 indicates homozygote excess.
A variabilidade genética de Oligosarcus paranensis foi estimada a partir de uma população coletada no rio São Francisco, município de Prudentópolis no Estado do Paraná (Brasil) utilizando a técnica de eletroforese em gel de amido. Onze sistemas enzimáticos foram analisados: Aspartato aminotransaminase (AAT; E.C. 2.6.1.1), Álcool desidrogenase (ADH; E.C. 1.1.1.1), Esterase (EST; E.C. 3.1.1.1), Glicose-6-fosfato isomerase (GPI; E.C. 5.3.1.9), Glicerol-3-fosfato desidrogenase (G3PDH; E.C. 1.1.1.8), Isocitrato desidrogenase (IDH; E.C. 1.1.1.42), L-Lactato desidrogenase (LDH; E.C. 1.1.1.27), Malato desidrogenase (MDH; E.C. 1.1.1.37), Malato desidrogenase NADP+ (ME; E.C. 1.1.1.40), Fosfoglicomutase (PGM; E.C. 5.4.2.2) e Sorbitol desidrogenase (SORB; E.C. 1.1.1.14). Foram identificados vinte loci por eletroforese em gel de amido de milho 15% dos quais nove (45%) foram polimórficos. A heterozigosidade média esperada foi estimada em 0,1229 ± 0,1728, e a observada foi de 0,0586 ± 0,1069, indicando uma alta variabilidade genética. O valor médio de FIS = 0,5145 indica excesso de homozigotos.
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Peixes/genética , Polimorfismo GenéticoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To assess the allozymic variation and genetic diversity of Sophora alopecuroides populations at biochemical level. METHODS: Vertical slab polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was adopted to study the genetic difference of 720 samples from 24 populations in Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia. Data was analyzed by POPGEN 32, and a cluster diagram was presented by UPGMA. RESULTS: A total of 26 loci in 5 enzyme systems (esterase, EST; malic enzyme, ME; malate dehydrogenase, MDH; peroxidase, PER; shikimate dehydrogenase, SKD) were detected and a high level of genetic diversity was revealed at population level. The percentage of polymorphic loci (P) was 73.08%; the mean expected heterozygosity (He) was 0.337; Shannon's index (I) was 0.517; the coefficient of gene differentiation (FST) among 24 populations was 0.427, and the mean gene flow (Nm) was 0.687, respectively. The genetic identity among the populations ranged from 0.5815 to 0.9261 with the average of 0.7690. The genetic differentiation was found among the populations based on the clustering analysis. CONCLUSION: There is a high level of genetic diversity among different populations, which mainly comes from genetic differentiation. No obvious relationship between the genetic distance and geographical distribution of the 24 populations is identified.
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The genetic variability of three Gymnotus species from the Caracu stream, a small tributary of the left margin of Paraná River (Brazilian upper Paraná River floodplain), was estimated with data of 17 putative allozyme loci, which were obtained by using corn starch gel electrophoresis of 10 enzymatic systems: Aspartate aminotransferase (E. C. 2.6.1.1), Alcohol dehydrogenase (E. C. 1.1.1.1), Esterase (E. C. 3.1.1.1), Glucose dehydrogenase (E. C. 1.1.1.118), Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (E. C. 1.1.1.8), Isocitrate dehydrogenase (E. C. 1.1.1.42), L-Lactate dehydrogenase (E. C. 1.1.1.27), Malate dehydrogenase (E. C. 1.1.1.37), Superoxide dismutase (E. C. 1.15.1.1) and Sorbitol dehydrogenase (E. C. 1.1.1.14). The genetic diversity was estimated as He = 0.3458 for G. pantanal, He = 0.2481 for G. inaequilabiatus, and He = 0.3152 for G. sylvius. The most divergent species were G. sylvius and G. pantanal (D = 0.117), and the most similar were G. inaequilabiatus and G. pantanal (D = 0.051). The data indicates that the observed genetic variability was very low and the expected variability estimated for these three species is very high, and the genetic differences among them are small. The data suggest that the process of speciation which produced these three species is recent.(AU)
A variabilidade genética de três espécies de Gymnotus do riacho Caracu, um pequeno afluente da margem esquerda do rio Paraná (planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná) foi estimada com base em 17 loci aloenzimáticos, os quais foram obtidosutilizando eletroforese em gel de amido de milho em 10 sistemas enzimáticos: Aspartato aminotransferase (E. C. 2.6.1.1), Álcool desidrogenase (E. C. 1.1.1.1), Esterase (E. C. 3.1.1.1), Glicose desidrogenase (E. C. 1.1.1.118), Glicerol-3-fosfato desidrogenase (E. C. 1.1.1.8), Isocitrato desidrogenase (E. C. 1.1.1.42), L-Lactato desidrogenase (E. C. 1.1.1.27), Malato desidrogenase (E. C. 1.1.1.37), Superóxido dismutase (E. C. 1.15.1.1) e Sorbitol desidrogenase (E. C. 1.1.1.14). A diversidade genética foi estimada em He = 0.3458 para G. pantanal, He = 0,2481 para G. inaequilabiatus, e He = 0,3152 para G. sylvius. As espécies mais divergentes foram G. sylvius e G. pantanal (D = 0,117), e as mais semelhantes foram G. inaequilabiatus e G. pantanal (D = 0,051). Os dados mostram que a variabilidade genética observada é muito baixa, mas a esperada é muito alta e que as diferenças genéticas entre elas são pequenas. Os dados sugerem que o processo de especiação que originou as três espécies é recente.(AU)
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Animais , Variação Genética , Gimnotiformes/classificação , Gimnotiformes/genética , Polimorfismo Genético , Perda de Heterozigosidade/genéticaRESUMO
Euglossine bees interact with more than 60 plant families of the Neotropical region. The richness and abundance of these bees have been intensively studied in different ecosystems using the methodology of capturing males with chemical baits. Females are poorly known for most of the species and morphological characters for their taxonomic classification have not yet been described. The purpose of this study was to use allozymes and restriction patterns of the mitochondrial regions 16S and Cyt b to identify species of Euglossa Latreille. Bees were collected while visiting Thevetia peruviana (Apocynaceae) flowers in five cities of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Three Euglossa species were identified among the 305 individuals collected. Euglossa cordata (L.) was the only species found in all cities, while E. securigera Dressler and E. townsendi Cockerell were restricted to two and one cities respectively. EST-3 was a diagnostic marker, whereas ICD, MDH, ME and PGM were informative for species identification when used in combination. Restriction by VspI of the amplified 16S fragment differentiated the three species and showed intraspecific polymorphism for E. cordata and E. securigera. The Cyt b region showed distinctive patterns for E. townsendi but it was not possible to differentiate the other two species. Our results describe potentially useful genetic markers for the identification of Euglossa spp. at the species and group level.
As abelhas euglossíneas interagem com mais de 60 famílias de plantas da Região Neotropical. Sua riqueza e abundância têm sido intensamente estudadas em diferentes ecossistemas utilizando-se a metodologia de captura de machos em iscas-armadilhas. As fêmeas, entretanto, são pouco conhecidas para a maioria das espécies, e caracteres morfológicos que permitam sua identificação taxonômica não têm sido descritos. O propósito deste trabalho foi utilizar alozimas e padrões de restrição das regiões mitocondriais 16S e Cit b para identificar espécies do gênero Euglossa Latreille. As abelhas foram coletadas enquanto visitavam flores de Thevetia peruviana (Apocynaceae) em cinco cidades do estado de São Paulo. Foram identificadas três espécies de Euglossa entre os 305 indivíduos coletados. Euglossa cordata (L.) foi a única espécie presente em todas as cidades, enquanto E. securigera Dressler e E. townsendi Cockerell foram encontradas em duas e uma cidade, respectivamente. EST-3 mostrou-se ser marcador diagnóstico, enquanto ICD, MDH, ME e PGM foram locos informativos para a identificação de espécies quando considerados conjuntamente. A restrição com VspI da região 16S amplificada, além de diferenciar as três espécies, apresentou polimorfismo intraespecífico para E. cordata e E. securigera. A região Cit b apresentou padrões característicos para E. townsendi, mas não permitiu diferenciar as outras duas espécies. Os resultados descrevem marcadores genéticos potencialmente úteis para a identificação de Euglossa spp. ao nível de espécie e grupo de espécies.
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Animais , Feminino , Masculino , Abelhas/classificação , Abelhas/enzimologia , Abelhas/genéticaRESUMO
Objective:To study genetic diversity in endangered medicinal plant Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae of Gansu,then to provide theoretical evidence for the sustainable development and reseanable use.Methods:The-20℃Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae iced leaves for enzyme extraction,electrophoresis,staining and analysis POPGENE software.Results:9 of Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae wild populations of 151 individuals through the eight enzyme systems and 12 enzyme loci analysis showed that lower levels of genetic diversity existed in Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae.Each point the average number of alleles locus(A)was 1.1,the percentage of polymorphic loci(P)was 20.17,and the GST was 0.1352,suggesting that 86.48%of the total genetic diversity was distributed within populations.Conclusion:Considering the relatively low levels of genetic deversity in Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae populations and the many seedlings regenerating in the smallest population,we recommend in situ conservation in Tianshui,Ziwuling to maintain viable Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae populations in their original habitats.
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[Objective] To answer the following questions:① For Oncomelania snails collected two years apart from the same locality,has there been genetic divergence?②How much experimental error has there been in studying subsets of these populations? ③As this is an unstable population,what has the net effect been on Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium(Hwe)?[Methods] Allozymes were studied using horizontal starch gel electrophoresis.Data collected from numbers of experiments were conapiled.Data from each collection were divided into two equal subsets based on chronology of the experiments.Thirty-four loci were studied using 72 to 180 snails per subset.[Results] The mean number of alleles per locus ranged frcra 1.5～1.9.With each consecutive subset,the 96 polymorphic loci dropped from 38.2 to 17.6.The mean heterozygosity was very low:0.033 to 0.049 and not significantly different from Hardy-Weinberg expectations.Ten loci and 11 alleles exclusive to the first group were eliminated from the overall study reducing the number of polymorphic loci from 19 to 10.There were significant departures from Hwe at five loci having a substantial number of individuals for each allele.Nei's and Wright's D were 0.003±0.001 and 0.054±0.006 respectively.[Conclusion] ①There were significant errors seen primarily in the results scored' in the earliest experiments.②These earlier errors involving scoring difficult to resolve loci,and interpretation of rare alleles that were not found in later experiment had no significant effect on overall genetic distance.③The use of Wright's D for closely related populations is explained.Results with Nei's D indicated no significant difference among the four subunits; Wright's D yielded significant difference between the collections made two years apart,attributed to the annual flooding of the Yangtze River mixing snails from different localities.④ Major polymorphic loci were not in Hwe as predicted using the unstable population model.⑤One must study 25 or more individuals to find relatively rate alleles and study population genetics.
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A total of 13 allozymes of 7 populations of Oncomelania snails trom 7 provinces in the mainland China were examined by horizontal starch gel electrophoresis. Results demonstrated that out of 17 loci examined, 10 were monomorphic loci: Aldh,Ao,G6pd ,Gpdh,Hbdh,Ldh, Sdh,Est-2,Est-3,and Est-6,and 7 were polymorphic loci:Est-4,Est-5,Xdh,Mdh,Idh,Got and Ap. Banding pattern showed that six enzymes were polymorphic accounting for 46.15 % (6/13) of total enzyme systems examined. Results indicated that a certain of relative relation-ship was existed along with the significant variation presented based on their environment and location among the 7 populations of snails from the mainland of China. It was revealed that the 7 polymorphic loci were the important loci affecting the gentic variation in the differ-ent populations of Oncomelania spp.