Genetic instability of sugarcane plants derived from meristem cultures

The RADP (Random amplified polymorphic DNA) technique was used to detect tissue-culture-induced variations in sugarcane. Plants of the Brazilian variety RB83-5486 propagated via rhizomes and via meristem cultures were studied. The polymorphism rate for 98 RAPD loci was 6.93% when the plants derived...

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Main Authors: Zucchi Maria Imaculada, Arizono Hideto, Morais Vicente Alberto, Fungaro Maria Helena Pelegrinelli, Vieira Maria Lúcia Carneiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2002-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572002000100017