Chloroplast and mitochondrial DNA diversity in Theobroma cacao
- 1 October 1993
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Theoretical and Applied Genetics
- Vol. 87 (1) , 81-88
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00223749
Abstract
The variability of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) cytoplasmic genomes has been investigated. A total of 177 cocoa clones was surveyed for restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) in chloroplast DNA and in mitochondrial DNA using two restriction endonucleases and various heterologous cytoplasmic probes. A high level of polymorphism was found for the mitochondrial genome. This study points up a structuring of the species that fits with the distinction between the Criollo and Forastero populations. In contrast to all previous analyses, a higher level of polymorphism is found among the Criollo clones while the Forastero clones form quite a homogeneous group.Keywords
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