Inheritance of anthocyanin production and malate dehydrogenase isozymes in Agastache rugosa (Fisher and Meyer) Kuntze

• Published in: HortScience Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 733 - 734
• Main Authors: Fuentes-Granados, R.G, Widrlechner, M.P
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria, VA American Society for Horticultural Science 01.07.1997
• Subjects: Agastache; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; ALLELES; ANTHOCYANE; ANTHOCYANINS; ANTOCIANINAS; Biological and medical sciences; BIOSINTESIS; BIOSYNTHESE; BIOSYNTHESIS; Classical genetics, quantitative genetics, hybrids; FENOTIPOS; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; GENE; GENES; GENETIC INHERITANCE; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICA; GENETICS; Genetics and breeding of economic plants; Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution; GENETIQUE; HEREDITE; HERENCIA GENETICA; inheritance (genetics); ISOENZIMAS; ISOENZYME; ISOENZYMES; isozymes; LABIATAE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATE DESHYDROGENASE; MALATO DESHIDROGENASA; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPES; Pteridophyta, spermatophyta; VARIACION GENETICA; VARIATION GENETIQUE; Varietal selection. Specialized plant breeding, plant breeding aims; Vegetals; Yield, quality, earliness, varia; Iowa; United States; North America; America; Allelism; Production quality; Genetic inheritance; Genetic variability; Horticulture; Genetic marker; Molecular structure; Essential oil plant; Isozyme; Agastache rugosa; Biochemistry; Flavonoid; Medicinal plant; Bee feeding plant; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Production; Pigments; Genetics; Anthocyanin; Gene physiology; Introduced species; Enzyme; Genetic resource; Malate dehydrogenase; Experimental study; Monogenic; Dominance recessiveness; Phenotype; Labiatae; Genetic improvement; Quaternary structure; Spermatophyta; Oxidoreductases; Polymorphism
• ISSN: 0018-5345; 2327-9834
• DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.32.4.733

This study was conducted to determine the inheritance of anthocyanin production and of malate dehydrogenase banding patterns in Agastache rugosa. Results of the study support the hypothesis that anthocyanin production is controlled by a single dominant gene, designated as A, for anthocyanin production. The Mdh-3 banding patterns are controlled by two alleles, each of which associated with a two-banded phenotype. A monomeric quaternary structure of MDH, which is rather atypical among plant species, can be inferred from the results. No linkage was found between the loci governing anthocyanin production and Mdh-3 banding patterns. This is the first report of heritable variability in A. rugosa