DNA barcoding of the main cultivated yams and selected wild species in the genus Dioscorea

Distinguishing yam species based on morphological traits is extremely difficult and unreliable, posing a challenge to breeders and genebank curators. Development of a molecular assay based on DNA barcoding can facilitate rapid and accurate identification of important Dioscorea species. To develop a...

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Autores principales: Girma, G., Spillane, Charles, Gedil, Melaku A
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76215
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author Girma, G.
Spillane, Charles
Gedil, Melaku A
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description Distinguishing yam species based on morphological traits is extremely difficult and unreliable, posing a challenge to breeders and genebank curators. Development of a molecular assay based on DNA barcoding can facilitate rapid and accurate identification of important Dioscorea species. To develop a DNA barcoding system for Dioscorea species identification, the rbcL and matK loci (in unison and in combination), the non-coding intergenic spacer trnH-psbA of the chloroplast genome, and the nuclear ITS regions were investigated using criteria for developing candidate DNA barcodes. All DNA barcoding sequences were assessed for ease of PCR amplification, sequence quality and species discriminatory power. Amongst the markers investigated, the matK locus performed well in terms of species identification (63.2%), in addition to detecting high interspecific variation with mean divergence of 0.0196 (SD=0.0209). The combination of the two coding regions (rbcL + matK) was determined to be the optimal (76.2%) DNA barcoding approach as 16 out of 21 species could be defined. While the rbcL exhibited good PCR amplification efficiency and sequence quality, its species discriminatory power was relatively poor with 47.6% identification. Similarly, the trnH-psbA region had a weak discrimination efficiency of only 36.8%. While the development of more robust DNA barcoding systems is an ongoing challenge, our results indicate that the rbcL + matK combination can be utilized as multi-locus DNA barcode regions for Dioscorea species identification.
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spelling CGSpace762152024-05-01T08:16:07Z DNA barcoding of the main cultivated yams and selected wild species in the genus Dioscorea Girma, G. Spillane, Charles Gedil, Melaku A dioscorea dna yams germplasm gene banks Distinguishing yam species based on morphological traits is extremely difficult and unreliable, posing a challenge to breeders and genebank curators. Development of a molecular assay based on DNA barcoding can facilitate rapid and accurate identification of important Dioscorea species. To develop a DNA barcoding system for Dioscorea species identification, the rbcL and matK loci (in unison and in combination), the non-coding intergenic spacer trnH-psbA of the chloroplast genome, and the nuclear ITS regions were investigated using criteria for developing candidate DNA barcodes. All DNA barcoding sequences were assessed for ease of PCR amplification, sequence quality and species discriminatory power. Amongst the markers investigated, the matK locus performed well in terms of species identification (63.2%), in addition to detecting high interspecific variation with mean divergence of 0.0196 (SD=0.0209). The combination of the two coding regions (rbcL + matK) was determined to be the optimal (76.2%) DNA barcoding approach as 16 out of 21 species could be defined. While the rbcL exhibited good PCR amplification efficiency and sequence quality, its species discriminatory power was relatively poor with 47.6% identification. Similarly, the trnH-psbA region had a weak discrimination efficiency of only 36.8%. While the development of more robust DNA barcoding systems is an ongoing challenge, our results indicate that the rbcL + matK combination can be utilized as multi-locus DNA barcode regions for Dioscorea species identification. 2016-05 2016-07-15T14:52:23Z 2016-07-15T14:52:23Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76215 en Limited Access Wiley Girma, G., Spillane, C., & Gedil, M. (2016). DNA barcoding of the main cultivated yams and selected wild species in the genus Dioscorea. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 54, 228-237
spellingShingle dioscorea
dna
yams
germplasm
gene banks
Girma, G.
Spillane, Charles
Gedil, Melaku A
DNA barcoding of the main cultivated yams and selected wild species in the genus Dioscorea
title DNA barcoding of the main cultivated yams and selected wild species in the genus Dioscorea
title_full DNA barcoding of the main cultivated yams and selected wild species in the genus Dioscorea
title_fullStr DNA barcoding of the main cultivated yams and selected wild species in the genus Dioscorea
title_full_unstemmed DNA barcoding of the main cultivated yams and selected wild species in the genus Dioscorea
title_short DNA barcoding of the main cultivated yams and selected wild species in the genus Dioscorea
title_sort dna barcoding of the main cultivated yams and selected wild species in the genus dioscorea
topic dioscorea
dna
yams
germplasm
gene banks
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76215
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