寡核苷酸探针LZP—I进行两栖类DNA指纹分析的初步研究

利用寡核苷酸探针ＬＺＦ－Ｉ对两栖类的３属８种２８只个体的冷冻和甲醋固定的肝组织作了检测，所获ＤＮＡ指纹图在个体，种和属间具有特异性，表明该针进行ＤＮＡ指纹检测可为两栖动物种，属分类提供依据。     

利用LZF－1DNA指纹探针进行家系的父权鉴定

ＬＺＦ－１ＤＮＡ指纹探针经同位素γ－３２Ｐ－ＡＴＰ标记后，检测了４个家系１３个个体血样的ＤＮＡ指纹．结果表明，父母的遗传物质在子代中的传递符合孟德尔遗传规律，无误地确定了４个家系中的亲子血缘关系．ＬＺＦ－１ＤＮＡ指纹探针在亲权鉴定中的父权概率是０．９９９６４，达到了父权认定的目的     

游蛇科（Colubridae）10种蛇的随机扩增多态DNA研究

用随机扩增多态ＤＮＡ（ＲＡＰＤ）技术对游蛇科１０种蛇基因组ＤＮＡ的多态性进行了分子遗传标记的研究．所得数据经聚类分析结果提示：１．蛇类种内个体间存在着遗传多样性即个体间的差异，随机扩增多态ＤＮＡ片段共享度的分析表明，种间差异显著大于种内个体间的差异，说明在研究种间系统演化关系时．可以用随机取样的个体代表一个种作种间比较．２．锦蛇属是一高度分化的大属，本研究中的５种锦蛇间．玉斑锦蛇和红点锦蛇关系较近．可以井为１组．另３种归为１组还是分为３个不同的组尚难定论．３．游蛇科６个属之间．锦蛇属、乌梢蛇属和鼠蛇属３属间亲缘关系较近．Ｒｈａｂｏｐｈｉｓ和Ｓｉｎｏｎａｔｒｉｘ与链蛇属较近．它们可能代表该科中较原始的类群．     

佛坪三官庙地区大熊猫种群数量的DNA指纹分析

应用同位素标记大熊猫基因指纹探针Ｆ２ＺＧＰ９６０６０８０１，以秦岭南坡中段佛坪国家级大熊猫自然保护区三官庙范围内采集的大熊猫粪便样品作材料，进行了ＤＮＡ指纹检测．（１）在相同或不同时间、领域采得的粪便样品，显现出相同或不同的ＤＮＡ指纹图谱，达到个体认定的目的，进一步表明了大熊猫的尽量新鲜的粪便，可以作为ＤＮＡ指纹分析材料，进行野生种群数量调查．（２）根据检测２１个粪便样品的结果，无误地认定了三官庙地区有１３只大熊猫个体．其中有３个家系．（３）大熊猫粪便样品的ＤＮＡ指纹图，通过微机识别的个体数，准确可靠，能获得大熊猫在野外的真实个体数量．     

游蛇科（Colubridae）10种的随机扩增多态DNA研究

用随机扩增多态ＤＮＡ（ＲＡＰＤ）技术对游蛇科１０种蛇基因组ＤＮＡ的多态性进行了分子遗传标记的研究，所得数据经聚类分析结果提示，１．蛇类种内个体间在着遗传多样性妈个体间的差异，随机扩增多态ＤＮＡ片段共享度的分析表明，种间差异显著大于种内个体间的差异，说明在研究种间系统演化关系时，可以用随机取样的个体代表一个种作种间的比较．２．锦蛇属是一高度分化的大属，本研究中的５种锦蛇间，玉斑锦蛇和红点锦蛇关系的较     

利用LZF—1DNA指纹探针进行家系的父权鉴定

ＬＺＦ－１ＤＮＡ指纹探针经同位素γ＾３２Ｐ－ＡＴＰ标记后，检测了４个家系１３个体血样的ＤＮＡ指纹，结果表明，父母的遗传物质在子代中的传递符合孟德尔遗传规律，无误地确定了４个家系中的亲子血缘关系，ＬＺＦ－１ＤＮＡ指纹针在亲权鉴定中的父权概率是０．９９９６４，达到了父权认定的目的。     

佛坪三官宙庙地区大熊猫种群数量的DNA指纹分析

应用同位素标记大熊猫基因指纹探针Ｆ２ＺＧＰ９６０６８０８０１，以秦岭南坡中段佛坪国家级大熊猫自然保护区三官庙范围内采集的大熊猫粪便样品作材料，进行了ＤＮＡ作指纹检测，（１）在相同或不同时间，领域采粪便样品，呈出现相同或不同的ＤＮＡ指纹图谱，达到个体认定的目的，进一步表明了大熊猫的尽量新鲜的粪便，可以作为ＤＮＡ指纹分析材料，进行野生生种群数量调查；（２）根据检测２１个粪便样品的结果，无误地定了三官庙     

用同位素标记LZF—1 DNA指纹探针进行人的DNA指纹分析

同位素γ－32P－ATP对LZF－1DNA指纹探针作5＇末端标记后，检测成都地区人群中84名随机个体的DNA指纹，获得了清晰易辨的具有高度个体特异性的DNA指纹图谱．谱带平均数为17．667条，平均等位基因频率为0．167，探针的鉴别机率为4．862×10－10．表明LZF－1DNA指纹探针完全达到了法医学检验中鉴别个体的目的．     

中国林蛙Rana chensinensis遗传多样性初步研究

用寡聚核苷酸探针ＬＺＦ－１，对中国林蛙的基因指纹进行了研究，结果表明，中国林蛙３个居群扔Ｈｉｎｆ－１酶切片段的ＤＮＡ指纹图呈现在个体水平，群居水平和物种水平的高度多态性。     

家猪基因指纹图的初步研究

寡核苷酸探针（CAC）5／（GTG）5检测了五指山猪、枫泾猪、枫泾猪与长白山猪杂交子一代的基因指纹图．各个体的可分辨谱带，分布于0．7～21．2kb之间．在约1．3kb处的一条共有谱带，可能是家猪的特征带．     

DNA fingerprints of orange roughy,Hoplostethus atlanticus: a population comparison

Genetic variability among Hoplostethus atlanticus collected from two spawning grounds east and west of New Zealand was examined using DNA fingerprints as revealed by hybridization with three clonal probes: 33.15, M13 and 3HVR. The 33.15 and 3HVR fingerprints revealed a complex pattern of restriction fragments, apparently refecting a multi-locus system of highly variable minisatellite alleles similar to the pattern of alleles reported in other vertebrates. The M13 fingerprints revealed a distinct pattern of restriction fragments of high molecular weight, reflecting a single-locus system that overlapped with the family of minisatellite alleles observed in 33.15 fingerprints. In a sample of 12 orange roughy collected on a single regional spawning site, the average percent similarity of 33.15 fingerprints was 21.15% (SD=17.75), the average percent similarity of 3HVR fingerprints was 14.32% (SD=14.45) and the inferred average allelic frequency of the M13 single-locus system was 0.071. A comparison of 33.15 and M13 fingerprints from two distant spawning sites ground New Zealand revealed no obvious regional differences. The variability of orange roughy fingerprints was so great, however, that regional comparisons could not be considered conclusive indicators of genetic identity. Our results provide a preliminary assessment of the power and pitfalls of using DNA-level markers for the population analysis of marine fish.     

Task specialization in a wild bee,Apis florea (Hymenoptera: Apidae), revealed by RFLP banding

Workers in a wild in situ colony of the dwarf honey bee, Apis florea, were observed undertaking the following behavior: liquid foraging, pollen foraging, guarding, stinging, fanning and wagging abdomen. Bees of each behavioral class were separately collected and frozen. Collections were made over a period of 10 days. Random samples of brood and workers were also collected. DNA was extracted from each bee and fingerprinted using a probe of unknown sequence obtained from an A. mellifera genomic library. Patterns of fingerprints (Fig. 1) were dissimilar among behavioral classes (Tables 1 and 2), strongly suggesting a genetic component to division of labor in this species. This result supports similar findings in A. mellifera in a species that is not troubled by many of the experimental difficulties inherent in A. mellifera. Correspondence to: B.P. Oldroyd     

根瘤菌的遗传多样性与系统发育研究进展

根瘤菌 (ｒｈｉｚｏｂｉａ)是一类广泛分布于土壤中的革兰氏阴性细菌。它可以侵染豆科植物根部或茎部形成根瘤和少数茎瘤 ,固定空气中的分子态氮形成氨 ,为植物提供氮素营养 .据估计 ,全球每年生物固氮量达 1.75× 10 8ｔ,为世界工业氮肥产量的4 .37倍[1] .根瘤菌与豆科植物的共生固氮作用是生物固氮中固氮效率最高的体系 .因此 ,根瘤菌与豆科植物的共生固氮作用是实现农业可持续发展的重大研究课题之一 .研究根瘤菌的遗传多样性 ,对于发掘新的根瘤菌种质资源 ,保藏并合理利用根瘤菌基因资源库 ,选育高效菌株直接应用于农业生产有重要意义 .…     

DNA fingerprints of a gorgonian coral: a method for detecting clonal structure in a vegetative species

Clonal reproduction, a common life history strategy among sessile marine invertebrates, can lead to high local abundances of one to a few genotypes in a population. Analysis of the clonal structure of such populations can provide insight into the ecological and evolutionary history of the population, but requires markers that can identify individual genets. Forensic and demographic studies have demonstrated that DNA fingerprinting can provide markers that are unique for an individual genotype. We have generated DNA fingerprints for over 70 colonies of the clonal gorgonian, Plexaura A (Plexaura sp. A) collected from June 1990 through July 1991 in the San Blas Islands, Panama. DNA fingerprints within a singic individual were identical and fingerprinting resolved multiple genotypes within and among reefs. On one reef in the San Blas Islands, Panama, 59% of the colonies sampled were of one genotype and this genotype was not found on any other sampled reefs. A previous study using tissue grafts identified 13 putative clones on these reefs, while DNA fingerprints of the same colonies differentiated 17 genotypes. The present study demonstrates the utility of DNA fingerprinting for distinguishing clones and for identifying clonal structure of marine invertebrate populations.     

Low frequency of extra-pair paternity in pied flycatchers revealed by DNA fingerprinting

Summary Genetic parentage of 135 nestlings from 27 broods of polygynous and monogamous pied flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca was analyzed by means of multilocus DNA fingerprinting. The minisatellite probe alpha-globin 3HVR detected approximately 12 scorable bands per fingerprint, and the proportion of bands shared between presumably unrelated adults averaged 0.22+0.08 SD. The fingerprints of 125 of the 135 nestlings made a complete match to those of their putative parents. In 4 nestlings a single mismatched band occurred, but since band sharing with both putative parents was high, the single mismatches were assumed to be caused by mutation. The 6 remaining nestlings had 5 or more mismatched bands each, low band-sharing proportions with their putative father and high band-sharing proportions with their putative mother. We thus conclude that they were all sired through extra-pair copulations (EPCs). Hence, only 4% of nestlings were sired through EPCs, and none resulted from intraspecific brood parasitism. One of the cuckolding males was identified, explaining all 5 mismatched bands in the nestling's fingerprint. Three of the illegitimate nestlings were from primary nests of polygynous males; 3 were from nests of monogamous males. The fact that many males in this study started to advertise for a second female in a distant territory several days before their first mate began egglaying, and still managed to secure almost exclusive paternity in their first brood, suggests that male polyterritoriality is not costly in terms of lost paternity. Common anti-cuckoddry tactics performed by male birds, like high rate of within-pair copulation and continuous mate-guarding thoughout the female's fertilizable period, do not seem to be important in pied flycatchers.Offprint requests to: J.T. Lifjeld     

Genetic parentage in the indigo bunting: a study using DNA fingerprinting

Summary Parentage of nestlings in a North Carolina population of indigo buntings (Passerina cyanea) was analyzed using DNA fingerprinting. Three minisatellite DNA probes (wild type M13, Jeffreys' 33.15 and 33.6) were used to analyze nuclear DNA isolated from muscle biopsies of 63 nestlings, their parents, and other local adults. Each probe detected approximately 15 scorable fragments per individual, with 18%–39% overlap between probes. The proportion of bands shared (using all fragments over all three probes) between presumably unrelated adults averaged 0.23. Of the 63 offspring analyzed, 35 had at least one fragment not present in either putative parent. The distribution of offspring with novel fragments was distinctly bimodal. The lower mode (offspring with 0, 1, or 2 novel fragments, N=41) fit a Poisson distribution, a pattern expected if mutation (estimated rate per fragment= 0.01) were the source of the novel fragments. The remaining 22 offspring had more novel fragments than could be explained by mutation alone (minimum of four independent fragments across all three probes, =8.2). A low band-sharing proportion with the resident male ( =0.24) and high band-sharing with the resident female ( =0.60) implicated extra-pair fertilizations as the source of all 22. Thus in this sample, 35% of all nestlings came from extra-pair fertilizations and none from intra-specific brood parasitism. Of 25 broods sampled, 12 (48%) had at least one excluded offspring. In 3 broods all of the offspring excluded the resident male. Band-sharing proportions between excluded nestlings within a brood could not distinguish between single and multiple extra-pair paternity. Although young males tended to be excluded less often than older males, wing length and weight were not associated with the frequency of exclusion. Weight and wing length of females also were not associated with involvement in EPCs. Six of the 22 excluded offspring (in 3 broods) shared a large proportion of bands and had fewer than four novel fragments when compared to the fingerprints of a neighboring territorial male, implicating those males as actual fathers. The parentage of the remaining 16 offspring (in 9 broods) could not be clearly assigned because (1) one or more neighbors were not sampled or (2) difficulties in scoring across gels prevented confident alignment of fingerprint bands, and insufficient DNA was obtained from muscle samples to allow reanalysis of potential actual fathers on the same gel as excluded nestlings.     

Intracellular bacteria associated with the ascidian<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Ecteinascidia turbinata</Emphasis>: phylogenetic and in situ hybridisation analysis

The ascidian Ecteinascidia turbinata (Herdman) is a colonial sea squirt found in the Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas. In the present study, the bacterial complement of E. turbinata has been assessed by 16S rRNA gene analysis and the most commonly occurring strains identified by restriction fragment length polymorphism. Three strains were found to predominate using this approach, with one representing >50% of clones from both larval and adult material. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the most commonly occurring strain did not match with any known bacterial sequences and could only be assigned to the γ-proteobacteria subdivision. The two other frequently occurring strains were assigned to the Mollicutes. In situ hybridisation analysis with eubacterial probes to 16S rRNA revealed the presence of apparently endosymbiotic bacteria in adult and larval tissue, and electron microscopy confirmed the presence of putative bacteriocytes in the larval tissue. The presence of the same bacteria in the brooded larvae suggested that they were vertically transmitted from parent to offspring. Further hybridisation using a novel probe designed to be specific to the 16S rRNA sequence of the dominant strain, highlighted the same cell types as that revealed by the eubacterial probe. The results suggest that the bacteria represent a novel strain, denoted "Candidatus Endoecteinascidia frumentensis", and that they may have an important role in the biology of E. turbinata.