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. 1987 Jan;73(3):364-70.
doi: 10.1007/BF00262502.

A rapid, single leaf, nucleic acid assay for determining the cytoplasmic organelle complement of rapeseed and related Brassica species

R J Kemble  1
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A rapid, single leaf, nucleic acid assay for determining the cytoplasmic organelle complement of rapeseed and related Brassica species

R J Kemble. Theor Appl Genet. 1987 Jan.

Abstract

An assay is described whereby Eco RI restriction fragment length polymorphisms of mitochondrial and chloroplast DNAs can definitively identify cytoplasms of interest in Brassica crop development. Restrictable mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA is extracted from as little as 2-3 g and 0.5 g leaf tissue, respectively, and the donor plants are able to continue to develop in a normal manner. An unknown cytoplasm can be identified in three days, which is a considerable saving in time and labor compared to the several years required by traditional methods. The assay is very inexpensive and should be established as a routine procedure in laboratories involved in sexual or somatic Brassica hybrid production.

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