11 research outputs found
Metody biometryczne w badaniu ewolucji historycznej roślin [The biometrical method in investigations of the historical evolution of plants]
Wielopostaciowość liści drzew i jej przyczyny [Polymorphism of Tree Leaves and its Causes]
Distinguishing fossil Betula nana and B. pubescens using their wingless fruits: implications for the late-glacial vegetational history of western Norway
Morphological and molecular variation in natural populations of Betula
Molecular variation within morphologically variable natural populations of Betula pendula Roth, (diploid) and Betula pubescens Ehrh. (tetraploid) was investigated using RFLP and RAPD techniques. RFLP analysis of rDNA showed a high degree of polymorphism within and between individuals of both cytotypes in spacer length variation. Analysis of randomly amplified genomic DNA fragments, within one population, showed little differentiation between cytotypes. In East Anglian populations, diploid and tetraploid Betula are distinct neither on the basis of morphological nor molecular characters