Genotoxic effects of cadmium on tolerant and sensitive wheat cultivars

MUTLU F., MUTLU B.

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY, cilt.36, sa.3, ss.689-694, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.689-694
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In the present study, genotoxic properties of cadmium (Cd) in seedlings of wheat (Triticum vulgare L.) cultivars, chosen as cadmium tolerant (Sonmez-2001) and sensitive (Quality) seedlings, were evaluated by using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA(RAPD-PCR). After cadmium treatment, significant changes were observed on RAPD profiles of these cultivars. Genomic template stability (GTS) and cluster of similarity (UPGMA) were studied. GTS rates demonstrated that cv. Quality; which is a sensitive cultivar, was more affected. Furthermore, the distinguishing specific markers between tolerant and sensitive cultivars were determined. It can be concluded that DNA polymorphisms detected by RAPD-DNA, can be considered as a powerful biomarker assay for detection of the genotoxic effects of Cd stress.