Short note: Genetic diversity and differentiation in Ural populations of the aspen, Populus tremula L., as revealed by inter-simply sequence repeat (ISSR) markers

• Published in: Silvae Genetica
• Main Authors: Svetlakova, T. N., Boronnikova, S.V., Yanbaev, Yu. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2014
• Subjects: taiga
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/sg-2014-0006; http://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/sg/63/1-6/article-p39.xml; https://www.sciendo.com/article/10.1515/sg-2014-0006

Abstract Genetic diversity and differentiation of six Populus tremula L. populations in the Ural mountains (Russia) were investigated using ISSR-markers. Analyses revealed relatively high genetic diversity and significant (p = 0.985) genetic isolation by distance of foothill and plain cis-Ural populations in the zone of forests with mixed coniferous and broad-leaved tree species. The genetic drift may be a factor that lead to comparatively low genetic variability and genetic singularities of isolated small populations of the aspen in dark coniferous taiga of the Ural mountains.