Genetic variation of Porphyra yezoensis by using AFLP1

Genetic variation of 11 lines of Porphyra yezoensis from the coastline of Kagoshima ofJapan, Qingdao, Nantong, Putuo and Nanji Islands of China were studied by using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP).778 bands were obtained with AFLP analysis of 16 primer combinations, among which 15 were unique, about 98.07% were polymorphic. The AFLP data showed that the closest genetic distance was 0.180 between two Kagoshima samples, and the farthest one was 0.397 between Kagoshima No.1 and Nantong No.9 line. The genetic distance showed that the variation was within the inner species scope. Neighbor-joining cluster and UPGMA cluster indicated that samples from Kagoshima and Qingdao were with high similarity and either with the samples of Nantong, Putuo and Nanji Islands. P. yezoensis in China shared high genetic diversity, and the genetic distance showed positive correlation with the geographic distance.