Correlation Between the Morphological and Genetic Relationships Among Thymus syriacus Boiss Populations from NW-Syria

Authors

  • Malak Sabouh Department of Forestry and Ecology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria
  • Hafez Mahfoud Department of Biotechnology, General Commission for Scientific, Agricultural Research Lataki, Syria

Keywords:

Thymus syriacus, RAPD, Genetic diversity, morphological characterization, Syria

Abstract

The genetic relationships among eighteen populations of Thymus syriacus. Boiss collected from two regions (Solas and Kasab) in latakia provence (Syria) were studied using morphology and molecular markers. A total of 20 morphological characters and 10 random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were used. Cluster analyses of both morphological and RAPD markers demonstrated the presence of clear separation of Solas populations from Kasab ones. The highest dissimilarity coefficient of morphological and RAPD markers were 0.57 and 0.19 respectively.  The obtained dendrograms showed that the applied markers could distinguish the Thymus syriacus populations properly, some morphological characters, especially flower and inflorescence, seems to be of great value to estimate morphological differentiation between thymus populations. In addition, our study indicate that RAPD marker is suitable approach to determine the polymorphic loci and to estimate the genetic distance between the populations of thyme species.

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2018-02-28

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Sabouh, M., & Mahfoud, H. (2018). Correlation Between the Morphological and Genetic Relationships Among Thymus syriacus Boiss Populations from NW-Syria. International Journal For Research In Agricultural And Food Science, 4(2), 08–22. Retrieved from https://gnpublication.org/index.php/afs/article/view/328

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