Biodiv Sci ›› 1996, Vol. 04 ›› Issue (1): 1-6.  DOI: 10.17520/biods.1996001

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The studies of Naidong Camellia biodiversity in Qingdao (Ⅱ)——Genetic diversity analysis of populations

Li Li,Wang Renqing,Wang Zhongren,Wang Shaoping,Li Shuwei   

  1. 1) Department of Biology , Shandong University , Jinan 250100
    2) Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany , Institute of Botany , the Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100093
    3) Qingdao Botanical Garden , Qingdao 266071
    4) Library of Shandong University , Jinan 250100
  • Received:1994-12-23 Revised:1995-06-23 Online:1996-02-20 Published:1996-02-20

Abstract: Allozyme electrophoresis was applied to the genetic diversity analysis of wild Camellia japonica populations on Qingdao off shore island——Changmenyan Island, Daguan Island and of Putuo Mountain in Zhejiang Province, as a comparison, two cultivated camellia populations in Qingdao Botanical Gardens and in Hangzhou Botanical Gardens were analyzed. The result showed that the genetic diversity within island camellia population is high, the mean number of alleles per locus is 2.3; 83.3% of loci are polymorphic on average per population; the mean observed and expected heterozygosities are 0.245 and 0.320 respectively. The result suggested strategies for the conservation of camellia in Qingdao. Allozyme phenotypes of different morphological types were compared in order to find some relationships between morphological variation and allozyme diversity.