Table 5.
Genetic similarities between plant samples and populations estimated by the number of polymorphic DNA fragments
| Elodea canadensis | Egeria densa | Lagarosiphon major | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. populations | 7 | 14 | 10 |
| No. samples | 21 | 38 | 27 |
| No. primers | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| No. of AFLP fragments | 102 | 127 | 142 |
| No. of polymorphic fragments | 22 | 29 | 14 |
| 21·6 % | 22·8 % | 9·8 % | |
| Range of pairwise polymorphic fragments | 0–11 | 0–10 | 0–8 |
| 0–10·8 % | 0–7·9 % | 0–5·6 % |
Number of polymorphic fragments and range of pairwise polymorphic fragments are given as numbers and percentage of the total number of AFLP fragments for each species.