苜蓿重要农艺性状关联分子标记研究进展

将不同品种的优良性状通过品种间的杂交集中到一个品种中是育种工作的主要目标,而利用基因型选择代替传统的表型选择将大大加快育种进程和提高育种效率,其中,DNA标记的获得是进行DNA标记辅助育种的重点.随着作物分子标记辅助育种技术的快速发展,苜蓿(Medicago sativa L.)重要性状关联的分子标记研究也取得了很大进展.本文就苜蓿草产量、抗病(虫)害、抗逆性和繁殖特性等主要农艺性状关联的分子标记研究进展进行了综述,主要包括RFLP(DNA-DNA杂交)、RAPD和SSR(PCR)以及AFLP(PCR与限制性酶切技术结合)等分子标记,最后还就苜蓿分子标记辅助育种(marker assisted selection,MAS)所面临的限制因素及其在苜蓿品种改良中的应用前景进行了探讨.     

小麦分子标记研究进展

一、小麦ＲＦＬＰ标记遗传图谱遗传连锁图既是遗传学本身的重要研究内容,又是育种等许多应用研究的理论依据和基础。数十年来,小麦遗传学家利用形态标记、生化标记和传统的细胞遗传学方法,为构建小麦遗传图谱进行了大量工作,并取得了一定的进展。但是由于形态标记和生化标记数目少,特殊遗传材料培育困难及细胞学工作量大,因而在ＲＦＬＰ遗传连锁图绘制之前,一直没有完整的小麦连锁图绘制出来。极大地限制了小麦遗传学理论研究与应用研究的进展。进入八十年代以来,分子标记的迅速发展大大促进了遗传连锁图的构建。１９８９年７月由美…     

作物数量性状研究进展

作物主要农艺性状和经济性状大多属于数量性状。传统数量遗传学采用数理统计方法,把控制数量性状的多基因系统作为一个整体进行研究。DNA分子标记技术的出现和发展,为数量性状研究提供了重要工具。自20世纪80年代以来,QTL定位的统计分析方法发展很快,先后提出单标记分析法、区间作图法及复合区间作图法等。目前,作物QTL研究取得了重要进展,一些重要作物、重要农艺性状的主效QTL基因已被相继克隆成功,作物数量性状的研究已经成为一个具有勃勃生机的热门领域。     

高粱重要性状分子基础研究进展与展望

高粱是一种重要的粮食、能源、饲料和工业原料作物,具有广泛的生长适应性和多样的利用价值。在过去的几十年,传统育种方法在高粱育种中虽然取得了一定的成果,但如今仍然面临着一系列挑战,如育种周期长、育种效率低以及遗传背景复杂等。随着分子生物学、遗传学和生物信息学等技术的快速发展,分子育种技术开辟了提高高粱产量与品质的新途径。本文综述了包括高粱农艺性状和适应性性状等重要性状方面的分子基础研究进展,包括籽粒产量、籽粒品质、开花期和株高、分蘖特性、胁迫抗逆特性和雄性不育特性等,并对未来的重点研究方向进行了讨论,为高粱育种提供了新的思路和方法。     

利用分子标记和数量性状基因型值构建作物核心种质库的研究

提出了一种基于分子标记数据及数量性状基因型值构建作物种质资源核心种质库的方法.采用包括基因型与环境互作的遗传模型及相应的混合线性模型统计分析方法,无偏预测各材料的基因型值,分别用基因型值和分子标记数据计算个体间的相似系数,加权得到最终的相似距离.采用不加权类平均法（UPGMA）进行系统聚类,用多次聚类随机取样法构建核心种质库.以水稻DH群体111个基因型8个农艺性状、175个分子标记位点的数据为实例,按四种抽样比率（25%,20%,15%,10%）构建了四个核心种质库,比较了核心种质库与整个群体的分子标记多样性及数量性状的遗传变异,评价了所用方法的有效性。     

植物营养性状有关基因的分子标记及定位

养分逆境是世界范围内中低产田的主要限制因素之一,如酸性土壤的低有效磷、铝毒,石灰性土壤铁锌的缺乏等等。耕作制度和增加化肥投入是生产上最主要的矫正措施。对于经济落后、资源缺乏国家而言,经济有效的战略措施之一是发展低投入农业生产途径,依靠选育优良品种,使之具有适应土壤环境逆境及养分高效吸收利用的特性。大量研究表明,作物各种元素胁迫的反应程度存在基因型差异＾［１］,这为筛选和培育养分高效吸收利用的作物良     

小麦HMW-GS基因及其AS-PCR分子标记研究进展

小麦高分子量谷蛋白亚基(HMW-GS)与小麦品质性状,尤其是沉降值性状显著相关。利用其做分子标记选育聚合优质亚基的品种,具有快速、简单、实用、有效的特点。目前,普通小麦基因组中已有15个已命名Glu-1基因被克隆和测序,这使设计引物序列、进行等位基因的特异性扩增成为可能。对普通小麦高分子量谷蛋白亚基基因组成特点及分子标记现状进行了分析,并针对国内利用高分子量谷蛋白亚基进行分子标记辅助育种做了展望。     

小麦抗条锈病基因定位及分子标记研究进展

本文综述了小麦抗条锈病基因染色体定位及抗条锈病基因分子标记的研究进展,并对几种分子标记技术的应用潜力作了比较分析,特别是对ＳＳＲ、ＩＳＳＲ、ＡＦＬＰ等新型分子标记在小麦遗传育种中的应用前景作了初步探讨。     

小麦抗白粉病基因定位与分子标记

对小麦抗白粉病基因的遗传定位与分子标记进行了综述,介绍了小麦抗白粉病的遗传,并对今后的研究方向进行了讨论。     

QTL analysis of an advanced backcross of Lycopersicon peruvianum to the cultivated tomato and comparisons with QTLs found in other wild species

 A BC₃ population previously developed from a backcross of Lycopersicon peruvianum, a wild relative of tomato, into the cultivated variety L. esculentum was analyzed for QTLs. Approximately 200 BC₄ families were scored for 35 traits in four locations worldwide. One hundred and sixty-six QTLs were detected for 29 of those traits. For more than half of those 29 traits at least 1 QTL was detected for which the presence of the wild allele was associated with an agronomically beneficial effect despite the inferior phenotype of the wild parent. Eight QTLs for fruit weight could be followed through the BC₂, BC₃, and BC₄, generations, supporting the authenticity of these QTLs. Comparisons were made between the QTLs found in this study and those found in studies involving two other wild species; the results showed that while some of these QTLs can be presumed to be allelic, most of the QTLs detected in this study are ones not previously discovered. Received: 9 April 1997 / Accepted: 20 May 1997     

Accuracy of mapping quantitative trait loci in autogamous species

Summary The development of linkage maps with large numbers of molecular markers has stimulated the search for methods to map genes involved in quantitative traits (QTLs). A promising method, proposed by Lander and Botstein (1989), employs pairs of neighbouring markers to obtain maximum linkage information about the presence of a QTL within the enclosed chromosomal segment. In this paper the accuracy of this method was investigated by computer simulation. The results show that there is a reasonable probability of detecting QTLs that explain at least 5% of the total variance. For this purpose a minimum population of 200 backcross or F₂ individuals is necessary. Both the number of individuals and the relative size of the genotypic effect of the QTL are important factors determining the mapping precision. On the average, a QTL with 5% or 10% explained variance is mapped on an interval of 40 or 20 centiMorgans, respectively. Of course, QTLs with a larger genotypic effect will be located more precisely. It must be noted, however, that the interval length is rather variable.     

不同发育阶段水稻苗高的QTL分析

分析了不同发育阶段控制水稻苗高的QTL,用5个阶段和4个净增长量的数据共检测到9个QTL,分别位于染色体1,4,6,7,8,11,和12号上。SH－4是主基因,它在各个阶段都表达,对苗高的贡献率在20％以上。结果表明,数量性状的发育或形态建成是由数量性状位点基因选择性表达的结果。     

Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for pollen thermotolerance detected in maize

Pollen thermotolerance is an important component of the adaptability of crops to high temperature stress. The tolerance level of the different genotypes in a population of 45 maize recombinant inbred lines was determined as the degree of injury caused by high temperature to pollen germinability (IPGG) and pollen tube growth (IPTG) in an in vitro assay. Both traits revealed quantitative variability and high heritability. The traits were genetically dissected by the analysis of molecular markers using 184 mapped restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs). Significant genetic correlation between the markers and the trait allowed us to identify a minimum number of five quatitative trait loci (QTLs) for IPGG and six QTLs for IPTG. Their chromosomal localization indicated that the two characters are controlled by different sets of genes. In addition, IPGG and IPTG were shown to be basically independent of the pollen germination ability and pollen tube growth rate under non-stress conditions. These results are discussed in relation to their possible utilization in a breeding strategy for the improvement of thermotolerance in maize.     

标记基因型中QTL基因型条件概率分布

随着分子数量遗传学的发展,人们提出了很多统计模型用于QTL定位分析。在这些模型中,首先得确定QTL在标记基因型中的条件概率分布,然后利用适当的统计方法对QTL在基因组中所处的位置进行估计。本文讨论了常见作图群体（如F2和回交群体）中在给定标记基因型下QTL的条件概率分布,提出了用Mathematics软件推导QTL基因型条件概率分布的方法。用该方法能够快速地、准确地推导出比较复杂的标记基因型中QTL基因型的条件概率分布。     

Mapping of one major gene and of QTLs involved in resistance to clubroot in Brassica napus

Clubroot, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, is a damaging disease of Brassica napus. Genetic control and mapping of loci involved in high and partial quantitative resistance expressed against two single spore isolates (Pb137–522 and K92–16) were studied in the F₁ and DH progenies of the cross Darmor-bzh (resistant) x Yudal (susceptible). The high level of resistance expressed by Darmor-bzh to isolate Pb137–522 was found to be mainly due to a major gene, which we have named Pb-Bn1, located on linkage group (LG) DY4. Partial quantitative resistance showed by Darmor-bzh to the K92–16 isolate arose from the association of at least two additive QTLs detected on LGs DY4 and DY15; the QTL on DY4, explaining 19% of the variance, was mapped at the same position as the major gene Pb-Bn1. Epistatic interactions between nine regions with or without additive effects were detected. The total phenotypic variation accounted for by additive and epistatic QTLs ranged from 62% to 81% depending on the isolate. For one isolate, the relative effect due to additivity was similar to that due to epistasis. Received: 10 November 1999 / Accepted:18 February 2000     

Mapping oligogenic resistance to powdery mildew in mungbean with RFLPs

We have used restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) to map genes in mungbean (Vigna radiata) that confer partial resistance to the powdery mildew fungus, Erysiphe polygoni. DNA genotypes for 145 RFLP loci spanning 1570 centimorgans of the mungbean genome were assayed in a population of 58 F₂ plants. This population was derived from a cross between a moderately powdery mildew resistant (VC3980A) and a susceptible (TC1966) mungbean parent. F₃ lines derived from the F₂ plants were assayed in the field for powdery mildew response and the results were compared to the RFLP genotype data, thereby identifying loci associated with powdery mildew response. A total of three genomic regions were found to have an effect on powdery mildew response, together explaining 58% of the total variation. At 65 days after planting, two genomic regions were significantly associated with powdery mildew resistance. For both loci, the allele from VC3890A was associated with increased resistance. At 85 days, a third genomic region was also associated with powdery mildew response. For this locus, the allele from the susceptible parent (TC1966) was the one associated with higher levels of powdery mildew resistance. These results indicate that putative partial resistance loci for powdery mildew in mungbean can be identified with DNA markers, even in a population of modest size analyzed at a single location in a single year.     

Advanced backcross QTL analysis in a cross between an elite processing line of tomato and its wild relative L. pimpinellifolium

Approximately 170 BC2 plants from a cross between an elite processing inbred (recurrent parent) and the wild species Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium LA1589 (donor parent) were analyzed with segregating molecular markers covering the entire tomato genome. Marker data were used to identify QTLs controlling a battery of horticultural traits measured on BC2F1 and BC3 families derived from the BC2 individuals. Despite its overall inferior appearance, L. pimpinellifolium was shown to possess QTL alleles capable of enhancing most traits important in processing tomato production. QTL-NIL lines, containing specific QTLs modifying fruit size and shape, were subsequently constructed and shown to display the transgressive phenotypes predicted from the original BC2 QTL analysis. The potential of exploiting unadapted and wild germplasm via advanced backcross QTL analysis for the enhancement of elite crop varieties is discussed.     

Candidate gene analysis of quantitative disease resistance in wheat

 Knowledge of the biological significance underlying quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for disease resistance is generally limited. In recent years, advances in plant-microbe interactions and genome mapping have lead to an increased understanding of the genes involved in plant defense and quantitative disease resistance. Here, we report on the application of the candidate-gene approach to the mapping of QTLs for disease resistance in a population of wheat recombinant inbreds. Over 50 loci, representing several classes of defense response (DR) genes, were placed on an existing linkage map and the genome was surveyed for QTLs associated with resistance to several diseases including tan spot, leaf rust, Karnal bunt, and stem rust. Analysis revealed QTLs with large effects in regions of putative resistance (R) genes, as previously reported. Several candidate genes, including oxalate oxidase, peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, chitinase and thaumatin, mapped within previously identified resistance QTLs and explained a greater amount of the phenotypic variation. A cluster of closely linked DR genes on the long arm of chromosome 7B, which included genes for catalase, chitinase, thaumatins and an ion channel regulator, had major effects for resistance to leaf rust of adult plants under conditions of natural infestation. The results of this study indicate that many minor resistance QTLs may be from the action of DR genes, and that the candidate-gene approach can be an efficient method of QTL identification. Received: 12 June 1998 / Accepted: 24 July 1998     

Identification of QTLs for behavioral reactivity to social separation and humans in sheep using the OvineSNP50 BeadChip

Background

Current trends in sheep farming practices rely on animals with a greater level of behavioral autonomy than before, a phenotype that actively contributes to the sustainability of animal production. Social reactivity and reactivity to humans are relevant behavioral traits in sheep, known for their strong gregariousness and weak tolerance to handling, which have previously been reported with moderate to high heritabilities. To identify loci underlying such behaviors, we performed a genome study in Romane lambs.

Results

The experiment was carried out on 934 male and female lambs allocated into 9 half-sib families (average of 103 lambs per family) and reared outside. After weaning, all the lambs were individually exposed to 4 standardized behavioral tests combining social isolation, exposure to humans or handling, confinement and novelty (i.e. arena test, corridor test, isolation box test, shearing test). A broad range of behaviors including vocalizations, locomotion, vigilance and flight distance, as well as the cortisol response to handling, were collected. All lambs were genotyped using the Illumina OvineSNP50 BeadChip. QTL detection was performed by linkage, association and joint linkage and association analyses using the QTLmap software. Five main QTL regions were identified on sheep chromosomes (Ovis Aries Region, OAR) 12, 16, 19, 21 and 23 among many other QTLs with small to moderate effects. The QTLs on OAR12, 16 and 21 showed significant associations with social reactivity. The QTLs on OAR19 and 23 were found to be associated with reactivity to humans. No overlapping QTLs were identified for the different traits measured in the behavioral tests, supporting the hypothesis that different genetic factors influence social reactivity and tolerance to humans.

Conclusion

The results of this study using ovine SNP data suggest that in domestic sheep the behavioral responses to social separation and exposure to humans are under polygenic influence. The most relevant QTLs reported in the present study contain interesting candidate genes previously described to be associated with various emotional and social behaviors in mammals.

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