Genetic diversity of upland traditional rice varieties in Malaysian Borneo based on mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase 3 gene analysis

The origins of upland traditional rice varieties in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo and their domestications are still being debated until today, despite the fact that rice planting has been practiced for centuries in this region. We report the genetic diversity of upland traditional rice varieties in Sabah targeting the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase 3 (COX3) gene in this study. The upland traditional rice germplasms were collected from three divisions in Sabah, namely the Interior Division (ID), Sandakan Division (SD), and West Coast Division (WCD). Polymerase chain reaction was conducted to amp... Mehr ...