Mutation rates in Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris L.) from the Chernobyl exclusion zone evaluated with amplified fragment-length polymorphisms (AFLPs) and microsatellite markers

ecology・environment , genetics / gene mutation

Title: Mutation rates in Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris L.) from the Chernobyl exclusion zone evaluated with amplified fragment-length polymorphisms (AFLPs) and microsatellite markers

Author: Kuchma, Oleksandra / Vornam, Barbara / Finkeldey, Reiner

Reference: Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis, 725 (1-2), p.29-35, Oct 2011

DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.07.003

Keywords: Mutation rate; Radiation; Pinus sylvestris; Microsatellites; AFLP; Chernobyl

Abstract: ► Somatic mutations in pines exposed to high radiation were investigated. ► Pines from the Chernobyl zone were compared to control material of the same origin. ► SSR and AFLP markers were used to reveal changes in mutation rates. ► No significant differences in the mutation rates of SSRs were observed. ► Three-fold increase in number of mutations was found by the use of AFLP markers.

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1383571811002130

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