PCR-RFLP of the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers (ITS) provides markers for the A and B genomes in Musa L.

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 154-159

  Nwakanma, D C ^a,d   Pillay, M ^a,b,e   Okoli, B E ^c   Tenkouano, A ^a,f  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b Carolyn House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

^d MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^e INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

^f IITA Humid Forest Ecoregional Center   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Genome markers; Internal transcribed spacers (ITS); Musa; PCR RFLP

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CULTIVATION; FOOD PRODUCTS; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY); RNA;

SYNTHETIC HYBRID;

DNA;

PLANT DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; BANANA; CHIMERA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOME; PLOIDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

CHIMERA; DNA, PLANT; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME, PLANT; MUSA; PLOIDIES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EMBRYOPHYTA; MUSA; MUSA ACUMINATA; MUSA BALBISIANA;

EID: 0346640580     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-003-1402-1     Document Type: Article

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