RAPD Analysis of East Antarctic Pottia heimii Populations

• Main Author: Dale, Tracy Maree
• Other Authors: Skotnicki, Mary
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Waikato 2019
• Subjects: Antarctic; East Antarctica; Victoria Land; Miers; Edmonson Point; Miers Valley; Garwood; Bratina Island; Garwood Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/12829

Pottia heimii contributes significantly to the sparse terrestrial vegetation in East Antarctica, especially within the Dry Valley region. Using Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD), levels of genetic variation were investigated in several East Antarctic P. heimii populations. The initial stage...