Genetic variability of pheasant (Phasianus spp) in breeding station Ristovača

One of the possible reasons for pheasant population number decline in past several years might be loss of adaptability in populations originated from breeding stations caused by inbreeding depression. Due to fact that adaptability is a consequence of genetic structure of the populations, the aim of this paper was the analysis of genetic variability in pheasant population from breeding station Ristovaca using molecular markers. Allozyme variability of 20 putative gene loci was detected by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Polymorphism was revealed in 5 loci: Est-1, Pgd, Sod, Gpi-2 and Odh. The values of genetic variability measures - heterozigosity polymorphism, fixation indices and H/P ratio indicate low level of genetic variability and possible presence of inbreeding depression within pheasant population

HMW glutenin variation and rye chromatine presence in wheat genome

For estimation of wheat end-product quality during wheat breeding programs composition of high-molecular-weight glutenin subunits (HMW GS) and the presence of 1BL/1RS translations serve as markers due to their profound effects on dough elasticity and viscous properties. Ninety-three wheat genotypes from Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops in Novi Sad have been analyzed by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) in order to determine their HMW GS composition and 1BL/1RS translocation presence. Eleven alleles were found at the Glu-1 loci. Subunits 1 and 2*and the null allele N were determined at the Glu-A1 locus. Subunitis 7, 7+9, 7+8, 6+8, 20 and 21 were found at the Glu-B1 locus, subunits 2+12 and 5+10 at the Glu-D1 locus. The 1BL/1RS translocation was discovered in 28 cultivars, although three of them were heterogeneous

Seed protein variability in safflower

Total seed proteins in two safflower species (Carthamus tinctorius L. and C. lanatus L) have been separated by the SDS-PAGE method. Their molecular masses ranged from 120 to 20 kDa. All C. tinctorius genotypes under study exhibited identical electrophoretic patterns which differed from the pattern exhibited by the wild species C. lanatus in the number and position of protein bands. Differences in protein profiles occurred in regions around 60 kDa, from 43 to 36 kDa and around 30 kDa. Statistically significant differences in seed protein content were found among safflower genotypes from different countries as well as among genotypes from the same country but from different sites. The highest seed protein content was found in a genotype originating from the USA