Isolation of Flower Development Regulator Gene SEPALLATA 1 in Phalaenopsis amabilis (L.) Blume

Abstract

Phalaenopsis amabilis (L.) Blume is an indigenous orchid species in Indonesia. This orchid has a white large flower. The large flower is caused by the existence of gene that has an important role in flower development. One of the genes is SEPALLATA 1. This gene is a member of superfamily MADS-Box gene. SEPALLATA 1 gene is a marker of primordial flower organ. This study aimed to isolate SEPALLATA1 gene from Phalaenopsis amabilis (L.) Blume by PCR using forward primer 5’-GCT-GGA-GCG-GAT-CGA-GAA-CA-3’and reverse primer 5’-TCA-TGC-AAG-CCA-ACC-AGG-TG-3’. This study successfully amplified 691 bp lengths of SEPPALATA1 fragment, lacking 20 bp upstream which consist its start codon.

 

Keywords: Flower development regulation, Phalaenopsis amabilis (L.) Blume, SEPALLATA 1 gene.

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