AU - H. Alipour, AU - A. Rezai, AU - S. A. M. Meibodi, AU - M. Taheri, TI - Evaluation of Genetic Variation in Soybean Lines Using Seed Protein Electrophoresis PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - JCPP JN - JCPP VO - 5 VI - 4 IP - 4 4099 - http://jcpp.iut.ac.ir/article-1-85-en.html 4100 - http://jcpp.iut.ac.ir/article-1-85-en.pdf SO - JCPP 4 ABĀ  - This experiment was conducted to study genetic variation for electrophoretic seed protein patterns and their relations with some seed characteristics such as protein and oil percentages, chemical compositions and 100-seed weight among 270 soybean (Glycine max L. Moench) genotypes. Among different electrophoresis procedures examined, 10% and 4.5% concentrations of acrylamide for resolving and stacking gels, respectively, 13.5 mg/ml concentration of protein buffer extraction, injection of 10 microlitre sample injection into gel hollows, 2.5 miliamper and 2-hours staining period were determined as the best combination to achieve clear bands and good separation. Based on relative mobility on gel, 30 protein bands were observed, of which only 5 varied among genotypes. In general, 8 electrophoretic patterns were recognized. Cluster analysis based on qualitative evaluation of patterns grouped the genotypes in 8 clusters and classified different bands in three groups. Simple concordance (matching) coefficients between protein bands with relative mobilities of 2.5% and 49.5% were zero, which is an indication of their independent occurrence. Probably, these bands are coded with one gene that in dominant and recessive homozygous genotypes appear as a single band at different positions on the gel. Analysis of variance revealed significant differences (P CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - JCPP PG - 85 PT - Research YR - 2002