본 연구는 배 유전자원의 유전적 변이를 DNA 수준에서 비교함으로써 육종의 기초 자료로 활용하기 위하여 유전자원 60점을 대상으로 AFLP 분석을 수행하였다. 총 20종의 AFLP 프라이머 조합을 이용하여 522개의 다형성 밴드를 얻었다. 획득된 다형성 밴드를 이용하여 UPGMA 방식으로 유사도 및 집괴분석을 수행한 결과 유전적 유사도 0.691를 기준으로 4개의 그룹으로 분류되었다. 첫 번째 그룹에는 Pyrus communis에 속하는 품종 및 P.
Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) marker was utilized for evaluation of genetic diversity of 60 pear germplasms. Twenty selective AFLP primer pairs generated a total of 522 polymorphic amplification products. From UPGMA (unweighted pair-group method arithmetic average) cluster analysis by using polymorphic bands, the pear germplasms were divided into four clusters by similarity index of 0.691. The first cluster (I) included European pears belonging to Pyrus communis and wild species such as P. nivalis and P. cordata. The second cluster (II) included Ussurian pea pears belonging to P. betulaefolia and P. fauriei. The third cluster (III) included pea pears belonging to P. calleryana and P. koehnei. Most of germplasms belonging to P. pyrifolia and P. ussuriensis, and interspecific hybrids were included in the fourth (IV) cluster. Therefore pear germplasms originated from East Asia were closely related to P. pyrifolia and P. ussuriensis. Similarity values among the tested pear germplasms ranged from 0.584 to 0.879, and the average similarity value was 0.686.