SSR Marker Based Polymorphism
70 SSR primers were used to obtain amplified product of genetic DNA of 13 mango varieties (Mid-Season). During the study banding pattern was observed stable for all primers in investigated thirteen mango varieties.This banding pattern helped in effective way to check polymorphism. Total 240 loci were detected among which 162 loci were polymorphic and percentage for polymorphism for each primer is shown in table 3.
Polymorphic Information Content (PIC)
Polymorphic Information Content (PIC) is a fundamental parameter to count degree of informative data for any marker. Different markers for sample genome can give different ranges of polymorphism. In this study, the values of polymorphism were calculated where 0.000 was minimum value and 0.8348 was maximum value (Table 3). These values provided base to understand genetic diversity and genetic relatedness of the mango varieties.
Phylogenetic Tree: To understand the genetic distance among the varieties, phylogenetic tree was constructed with TFPGA for all amplified patterns of primers. A UPGMA (unweighted pair group with arithmetic average). Dendrogram divided the varieties into three clusters. Those varieties which appeared in same clusters were close relative and sharing common genetic formation. Clusters were named as Cluster 1, Cluster 2 and Cluster 3. (Fig. 1). Cluster 1: Cluster 1 consisted of three varieties named as Bomby Alphanso, Anmole and Intikhab. Intikhab and Anmol were more genetically similar (0.7143) than Bomby Alphanso (0.600, 0.571).. This similarity index value showed that Anmole and intikhab were genetically similar with maximum value. Cluster 2: Cluster 2 contained total six varieties and further bifurcated in Cluster 2(A) and Cluster 2(B). Cluster 2(A) contained only one variety Jo village and Cluster 2(B) comprised by five varieties i.e. Taimuria, Zardalu, baganpali, Saleh bhai and Badia muna syed. Genetic similarity values of Jo village with Taimuria, Zardalu baganpali, Saleh bhai and Badia muna syed were 0.4143, 0.3714, 0.3714, 0.4714 and 0.4429, respectively. Genetic similarity showed that Jo village has more genetic distance to all these varieties in Cluster 2. Genetic similarity value between Taimuria and Zardalu was 0.5429. The varieties Taimuria and Baganpali shared genetic similarity value as 0.5143 whereas this value for Zardalu and Baganpali was 0.5857. These similarity values were proximal to each other so these three varieties were placed in same sub cluster. Besides, Saleh bhai and Badia Muna Syed were two cultivars placed into same sub branch and their similarity value was 0.5714.
Cluster 3: Cluster 3 contained total 4 varieties and divided into two sub clusters cluster 3(A) and cluster 3(B). Cluster 3(A) contained two varieties Pan and Gulab khas while cluster 3(B) contained
Lahotia and Kachnaliwala with similarity value 0.67
DNA Fingerprinting
Pattern of DNA Fingerprinting
Thirteen Mid-season varieties of Mango were analyzed by using seventy SSR markers. DNA fingerprints were separated on PAGE. Total 240 loci were counted by using seventy primers. Profile of primer products helped to understand the fingerprints of thirteen cultivars of mango on molecular bases. Most common range of loci or allele for primers was 2-6 loci for each sample. MiKVR_a079, MiKVR_a052, MiKVR_a026 were primers which gave maximum number of alleles (6). Most of primers gave 5 numbers of alleles. MiKVR_a108 was only primer which gave one allele in one locus with monomorphic pattern and 0% polymorphism. However, only three unique fingerprints were obtained as reported below.
Unique Fingerprints
Fingerprints or bands which appeared in different base pair size and unique banding pattern of any sample as compared to all other varieties were called as unique fingerprints. In the thirteen selected cultivars, three fingerprints were showing different product pattern for following SSR primers(Table 6).
Primer MiKVR_a010: MiKVR_a010 primer gave 5 alleles with 100% polymorphism. Sample 2 of baganpali variety gave unique banding pattern. Two alleles were obtained for this primer 2nd allele appear in different form when compared to leader which showed this sample have unique locus which can be associate with any useful trait.
Primer MiKVR_a052: MiKVR_a054 gave multiple alleles for half cultivars while only 1 to 2 alleles for remaining cultivars. However, sample 9 of variety Gulab khas showed different band which was showing more base pair size as compared to rest of varieties which can be associated with useful characteristic. This molecular base locus discovery can be useful for phenotypic comparison for variety selection. Following 3 is showing fingerprints for this primer.
Primer MiKVR_a109: MiKVR_a109 gave unique fingerprinting pattern for sample 2 of baganpali. Sample gave 5 alleles among them allele 5 gave different band location on gel. Locus 5 of sample do not appeared in any other varieties. This band showed locus has lighter product size.