• Animal cells and systems
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.309-312
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• 2001

Allozyme studies have been widely used to estimate genetic variation and to describe genetic structure in natural populations. In many cases, the genetic diversity of recently established populations is generally lower than that of central populations. In addition, the genetic composition of an invasive species is influenced by its History of introduction as well as its ecological characters. Ageratina altissima (L.) R. King & H. Robinson (white snakeroot) is a perennial herb native to the eastern United States and Canada, and is currently receiving much attention for its rapid invasion of the Korean forests. Starch gel electrophoresis was used to assess the genetic variability at 11 putative loci in seven introduced populations of A. altissima in Seoul. Populations of A. altissima maintained lower levels of allozyme diversity (expected heterozygosity = 0.063) than those reported for other taxa with similar ecological traits. The degree of differentiation observed among A. altissima populations was considerably low. It is suggested that the populations were recently established from only a few founders via dispersal by human activities, resulting in the loss of genetic variation.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.205-210
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• 2013

Cicuta virosa L. (Apiaceae) is a perennial emergent plant designated as an endangered species in South Korea. According to the former records, only four natural habitats remain in South Korea. A former study suggested that three of four populations (Pyeongchang: PC, Hoengseong: HS, Gunsan: GS) would be classified as different ecotypes based on their different morphological characteristics and life cycle under different environmental conditions. To evaluate this suggestion, we estimated genetic diversity in each population and distance among three populations by random amplification of polymorphic DNA. Seven random primers generated a total of 61 different banding positions, 36 (59%) of them were polymorphic. Nei's gene diversity and the Shannon diversity index increased in the order of PC < HS < GS, which is the same order of population size. In the two-dimensional (2D) plot of first two principal components in principal component analysis with the presence of 61 loci, individuals could be grouped as three populations easily (proportion of variance = 0.6125). Nei's genetic distance for the three populations showed the same tendency with the geographical distance within three populations. And it is also similar to the result of discriminant analysis with the morphological or life-cycle factors from the previous study. From the results, we concluded that three different populations of C. virosa should be classified as ecotypes based on not only morphology and phenology but genetic differences in terms of diversity and distance as well.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.14-19
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• 2015

The genetic diversity of native chicken populations from Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos was examined by using 102 insertion and/or deletion (indels) markers. Most of the indels loci were polymorphic (71% to 96%), and the genetic variability was similar in all populations. The average observed heterozygosities ($H_O$) and expected heterozygosities ($H_E$) ranged from 0.205 to 0.263 and 0.239 to 0.381, respectively. The coefficients of genetic differentiation (Gst) for all cumulated populations was 0.125, and the Thai native chickens showed higher Gst (0.088) than Myanmar (0.041) and Laotian (0.024) populations. The pairwise Fst distances ranged from 0.144 to 0.308 among populations. A neighbor-joining (NJ) tree, using Nei's genetic distance, revealed that Thai and Laotian native chicken populations were genetically close, while Myanmar native chickens were distant from the others. The native chickens from these three countries were thought to be descended from three different origins (K = 3) from STRUCTURE analysis. Genetic admixture was observed in Thai and Laotian native chickens, while admixture was absent in Myanmar native chickens.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.14-24
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• 2023

Saussurea dorogostaiskii Palib. (Asteraceae) is a critically endangered medicinal plant in Mongolia and Russia. We studied the genetic variation of S. dorogostaiskii from three mountains of northern Mongolia. The genetic profile was assessed in 70 individuals from eight populations using five inter-simple sequence repeat markers, producing 53 loci with 96.4% polymorphism across all bands. Shannon's index (I) and Nei's gene diversity (H) value at the species level of S. dorogostaiskii are 0.25 and 0.17, respectively. An AMOVA showed high genetic variation among the populations (22% of populations and 32% of mountains), consistent with the high genetic differentiation (G_ST = 0.49) and low gene flow (N_m = 0.51) in S. dorogostaiskii populations. Eight populations were clustered into two groups, corresponding to their geographic locations. The low within-population genetic diversity and high genetic differentiation among S. dorogostaiskii populations factor into their endangered designation. This genetic analysis reveals that all populations are equally threatened, and community-based conservation is appropriate for these species.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제102권3호
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• pp.428-436
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• 2013

우리나라 희귀식물인 꼬리겨우살이(꼬리겨우살이과) 자생 집단의 효율적인 보전대책을 수립하기 위하여 자생 집단의 분포와 자생지 특성을 구명하고, 이를 토대로 보전지위 평가를 수행하였다. 한반도에서 꼬리겨우살이는 지리산에서부터 백두대간을 따라 설악산까지 분포하였으며, 전체 개체 중 97.8%가 강원도 지역에 집중분포 하였다. 그리고 꼬리겨우살이의 1,385개체가 480개의 기주식물에 기생하는 것으로 확인되었으며, 해발 353~1,250 m의 범위에서 광이 충분한 능선부위에 분포하는 것으로 관찰되었다. 꼬리겨우살이의 기주식물 범위는 5과 6속 10분류군(9종 1변종)이었으며, 그중 신갈나무에서 81.5%가 확인되어 가장 선호하는 결과를 보였다. 꼬리겨우살이의 분포와 자생지 특성조사 결과를 토대로 IUCN 적색목록 기준에 의한 보전지위를 평가한 결과 지역수준에서 VU등급으로 분류되었다. 그리고 꼬리겨우살이의 최대 분포지역인 설악산과 태기산, 오대산 지역에 대해 현지 내 보전구역으로 설정하여 집중보호를 해야 할 것으로 판단되었다. 이와 같이 꼬리겨우살이의 자생 집단의 지속가능한 보존을 위한 보전전략과 이를 위한 전략수립을 도출하였다.

• ALGAE
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.183-196
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• 2005

Nuclear SSU and ITS1 rDNA and plastid rbcL sequences were determined to identify the seven samples of Porphyra cultivated by means of natural seeding on the southwest coast of Korea and analyzed to access the phylogenetic relationships of them with the natural populations of P. tenera and P. yezoensis from Korea and Japan. SSU, rbcL and ITS1 data from 18, 21 and 31 samples, respectively, including previously published sequences were investigated in the study. Results from our individual and combined data indicated that the seven samples were all P. yezoensis and the entities except one from Muan 2 aquafarm strongly grouped together with the natural populations of P. yezoensis from the south and the west coast of Korea. The sample from Muan 2 seems to be derived from a strain of P. yezoensis introduced from Japan by Porphyra farmers, based on DNA sequence data.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제97권2호
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• pp.187-195
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• 2008

Picea jezoensis (Sieb. et Zucc.) Carriere is one of the major and widespread components of the cold-temperate and boreal forests in Russian Far East, northeast China, Korea, and Japan. However, it is restricted to a highly fragmented range in South Korea with small populations. Mean expected heterozygosity $(H_e)$ based on 22 loci in 11 isozyme systems was 0.077 for four sampled populations that covered the whole distribution range of P. jezoensis in South Korea. This value is within the range reported for conifers, but it is very low compared to that of other spruce species as well as that of P. jezoensis populations in Russian Far East. Most populations had a slight excess of heterozygotes and the Wright's $F_{IS}$ (-0.019) was comparable to that previously reported for other spruce species. In all of the four populations, the Wilcoxon sign-rank test indicated no greater heterozygosity than that expected for populations at mutation-drift equilibrium, suggesting that the populations have not been bottlenecked recently. Despite a fragmented range and isolated populations, population differentiation was not high $(F_{ST}=0.047)$ and the number of migrants per generation was 5.09. Nei's genetic distances were also small $({\bar{D}}=0.005)$ but strongly related to geographic distances between populations, suggesting an Isolation by Distance. The northernmost isolate, Mt. Gyebang population was genetically distinct from the other three populations. Implications for the conservation of genetic variation of P. jezoensis in South Korea were discussed.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.211-215
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• 2004

Genetic diversity within the natural populations of Daba ecorace of Antheraea mylitta Drury was studied using individual silkworms collected from the South Singhbhum district of Jharkhand state of India with 21 inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) primers. A total of 148 bands were produced, of which 79% was polymorphic. The pair wise genetic distance among the individuals varied from 0.186 to 0.329. The dendrogram grouped the individuals into 3 major clusters. Nei's heterozygosity analysis revealed 0.265 ${\times}$ 0.18 variability within the population. The high genetic variability present within the natural population of Daba ecorace of A. mylitta is indicative of their adaptational strategy in nature and have much importance for in situ conservation as well as utilization in breeding programs.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.252-257
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• 2003

인가성 종인 노랑 초파리의 제2염색체를 대상으로, 자연집단과 장기 유지시켜온 실험집단의 생존도 관련 유해유전자의 빈도를 조사하였다. 2년간 연속 조사한 부산 일원 자연집단내의 치사 및 반치사를 포함한 유해유전자의 빈도는 약 14.3∼25.4% 정도로서 년도 의존적 불안정 변이를 보인 반면 집단 형성 후 약 6570일과 약 7300일째의 실험집단내의 동 빈도는 약 26.5∼27.2% 정도로서 매우 안정적인 변이를 나타내고 있었다. 치사유전자 보유 염색체를 대상으로한 동좌율 조사에서는 자연집단에서 0.76%의 낮은 비율인데 반하여 실험집단에서는 9.76∼14.17%의 높은 동좌 비율을 보였다. 완전 정상 유전자 보유 계통만으로 형성, 장기 유지시켜온 실험집단내의 치사유전자의 유발과 축적은 세대를 거듭함에 따라 자연 돌연변이에 의해 6570일 현재 약 14.5%의 안정적 빈도를 보여주었다. 집단 내 치사 유전자의 동형접합체화로 인한 집단 내에서의 제거율은 6570일 현재 약 0.0106 정도이며, 이로부터 환산되는 실험집단내의 유효크기는 약 430개체 정도였다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권6호통권86호
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• pp.805-810
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• 2007

Inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers were performed in order to analyse the phylogenetic relationships of eight Hypericum electum populations in Korea. The six primers were produced 37 reproducible ISSR bands. Analysis of ISSR from individual plants of Korean H. erectum resulted in 22 polymorphic bands with 59.5%. Across populations, the mean number of alleles per locus was 1.348 and Shannon's information index was 0.203.Population Mt. Gyeryong had the highest expected genetic diversity (0.175) among all populations. When species were grouped by eight populations, within group diversity was 0.140 (Hs), while among group diversity was 0.472 (G$_{ST}$) on a per locus basis. The estimated gene flow (Nm) for H. erectum was very low (0.561). It is suggested that reproductive isolation by the isolation of geographical distance among H. electum populations and genetic drift may have played roles in shaping the population structure of this species. In phonetic tree, all populations were well separated from each other. Thus, ISSR markers are very effective in classifying natural population levels of genus Hypericum in Korea.