[Genetic structure of species community of macromycetes of the genus Leccinum Gray (Basidiomycetes, Boletaceae) of the right-bank Poles'ye].

  • 1 January 2000
    • journal article
    • abstracts
    • Vol. 36  (1) , 34-43
Abstract
The biochemical gene marking of the macromycete community of the genus Leccinum revealed nine reproductively isolated genetically differentiated forms instead of 2-5 forms traditionally recognized in Poles'ye. From 20 to 85% of the loci studied were found to have genetic distinctions and the degree of genetic variation did not always correlate with the morphological features of the forms identified. The variation of the locus number was found to be an important differentiating factor characteristic for this genus. In the group of L. scabrum s. I., every second locus was duplicated, whereas multiple isozymes were absent in L. aurantiacum s. I. The extremely high level of allozyme variation in macromycetes was found. The equilibrium between the expected and observed genotypes in the fruit body samples was established and discussed. It was the evidence of the fact that a panmictic model can be applied to the mushrooms of this genus, and that each fruit body is an individual organism.

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