Linkage between RFLP markers and genes affecting kernel hardness in wheat

A molecular-marker linkage map of wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em. Thell) provides a powerful tool for identifying genomic regions influencing breadmaking quality. A variance analysis for kernel hardness was conducted using 114 recombinant inbred lines (F₇) from a cross between a synthetic and a cultivated wheat. The major gene involved in kernel hardness, ha (hard), known to be on chromosome arm 5DS, was found to be closely linked with the locus Xmta9 corresponding to the gene of puroindoline-a. This locus explained around 63% of the phenotypic variability but there was no evidence that puroindoline-a is the product of Ha (soft). Four additional regions located on chromosomes 2A, 2D, 5B, and 6D were shown to have single-factor effects on hardness, while three others situated on chromosomes 5A, 6D and 7A had interaction effects. Positive alleles were contributed by both parents. A three-marker model explains about 75% of the variation for this trait.     

林木遗传图谱构建的研究进展

高密度分子遗传连锁图谱对分析植物遗传变异、标记目标性状、数量性状定位和分子辅助选择改良性状均具重要价值.由于林木具有世代长、高度杂合、遗传负荷大等遗传特性,使其遗传图谱研究不同于其他物种,其遗传连锁图谱的构建相对复杂.目前,一些林木的遗传连锁图谱已经产生.简要综述了林木遗传图谱研究现状和策略,并对构建高质量林木遗传图谱作了展望.     

林木遗传图谱研究现状及发展趋势

林木具有世代长、高度杂合、遗传负荷大等遗传特性,使其遗传图谱研究不同于其他物种。高质量林木遗传图谱,可进行林木近缘树种比较图谱研究,了解林木的基因组结构和进化历程,进行有效QTL定位研究及开展林木复杂性状的标记辅助选择。目前林木作图存在着群体较小,构建的图谱和定位的QTL存在连锁平衡,以及作图策略未充分考虑林木的遗传学特性等问题。扩大作图群体、选择高度保守的标记系统以及研究适合林木作图的理论和方法将有助于林木基因组研究向纵深发展 。     

玉米RFLP连锁图谱构建及大斑病QTL定位

玉米大斑病菌存在有生理小种分化的现象,目前5个已定名的生理小种在我国均已发现,还有一些尚未定位名的新类群也出出现,提高玉米对大斑病的抗性,只有提高数量抗性才能达到目的,为了弄清楚玉米对大斑病数量抗性的基因数目及效效应,利用抗病自交5系P138和感病自交系缩3为亲本构建了F2：3家系群体,采用RFLP标记构建了包含了124个标记的玉米RFLP连锁图,覆盖玉米基因组1999．8cM,标记间平均距离为16．5cM,定位了玉米大斑病的病斑长,病斑宽和病斑面积的QTL分别为3、3、2个,其联合贡献率分别为58．1％、71．5％和27．5％,没有检测到病斑数／叶的QTL,其表现为单基因或者寡基因控制的性状,研究结果增加了对玉米大斑病的认识,对玉米抗大斑病育种具有重要的指导意义。     

林木分子遗传图谱的构建

介绍了林木分遗传图谱构建中所使用的分离群体和分子标记,着重综述了国内外林木遗传图谱研究的现状,对已建立图谱的树种的作图情况作了较尽的总结。     

Genetic Recombination in Crosses Between Streptomyces aureofaciens and Streptomyces rimosus

Polsinelli, M. (University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy), and Maria Beretta. Genetic recombination in crosses between Streptomyces aureofaciens and Streptomyces rimosus. J. Bacteriol. 91:63-68. 1966.-Biochemical mutants were obtained from Streptomyces rimosus and S. aureofaciens by ultraviolet irradiation. Crosses were performed between auxotrophic strains of S. rimosus and S. aureofaciens with positive results. Data are reported which indicate that the interaction observed in some crosses is due to gene recombination.     

Linkage Arrangement of RFLP loci in progenies from crosses between doubled haploid Asparagus officinalis L. clones

A preliminary genetic map of the dioecious species Asparagus officinalis L. (2n = 20) has been constructed on the basis of restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and isozyme marker data. With DNA samples digested with either EcoRI or HindIII 61 out of 148 probes (41%) identified RFLPs in six families of doubled haploid lines obtained through anther culture. A higher level of polymorphism (65%) was observed when a single family was screened for RFLPs using six distinct restriction enzymes. Segregation analysis of the BC progenies (40–80 individuals) resulted in a 418-cM extended map comprising 43 markers: 39 RFLPs, three isozymes and one morphological (sex). These markers are clustered in 12 linkage groups and four of them exhibited significant deviations from the expected 11 ratio. One isozyme and three RFLP markers were assigned to the sex chromosome.     

Linkage map of phenotype and RFLP markers in rice

The results from linkage mapping activities at Kyushu University during the last 10 years are summarized in this paper. The present paper concisely reveals present situation on linkage map of phenotype markers, the integration linkage map of phenotype and RFLP markers and the genetic stocks available. Some of the problems in this field, in addition, are pointed out and discussed.     

Merodiploidy in ESCHERICHIA COLI-SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM Crosses: The Role of Unequal Recombination between Ribosomal RNA Genes

Previous workers have shown that intergeneric crosses between Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli produce a high proportion of merodiploid recombinants among the viable progeny. We have examined the unequal cross-over event that was responsible for a number of intergeneric merodiploids. The merodiploids that we studied were all heterozygous for the metB-argH interval and were the products of intergeneric conjugal crosses. We found that when the S. typhimurium donor had its transfer origin closely linked to metB and argH, all recombinants examined were merodiploid, and they generally arose as F-prime factors. Many of these F-prime factors had been created by recombination between flanking rrn genes in the donor. When the S. typhimurium Hfr transfer origin was more distant from the selected markers, quite different results were obtained. Depending on the donor, 19-47% of the recombinants that acquired the donor argH+ or metB+ genes were merodiploid for these loci, but none of the recombinants were F-prime. A majority of the merodiploids had a novel (nonparental) rrn gene, indicating that unequal recombination between nonidentical rrn genes was a prevalent mechanism for establishing the merodiploidy. Both tandem and nontandem duplications were found. Some of the merodiploids duplicated E. coli genes in addition to acquiring S. typhimurium genes. Some merodiploids contained the oriC region from each parent. Of a total of 118 intergeneric merodiploids characterized from all donors, 48 different genotypes were observed, and 38 of the 48 had one or more nonparental rrn operons.     

Construction of Commercial Sweet Cherry Linkage Maps and QTL Analysis for Trunk Diameter

A cross between the sweet cherry (Prunus avium) cultivars ‘Wanhongzhu’ and ‘Lapins’ was performed to create a mapping population suitable for the construction of a linkage map. The specific-locus amplified fragment (SLAF) sequencing technique used as a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discovery platform and generated 701 informative genotypic assays; these, along with 16 microsatellites (SSRs) and the incompatibility (S) gene, were used to build a map which comprised 8 linkage groups (LGs) and covered a genetic distance of 849.0 cM. The mean inter-marker distance was 1.18 cM and there were few gaps > 5 cM in length. Marker collinearity was maintained with the established peach genomic sequence. The map was used to show that trunk diameter (TD) is under the control of 4 loci, mapping to 3 different LGs. Different locus influenced TD at a varying stage of the tree’s development. The high density ‘W×L’ genetic linkage map has the potential to enable high-resolution identification of QTLs of agronomically relevant traits, and accelerate sweet cherry breeding.     

用AFLP标记构建白桦遗传连锁图谱

用AFLP的方法分析中国白桦×欧洲白桦的78个F1个体,并按照拟测交作图策略,建立了中国白桦和欧洲白桦遗传连锁图谱。从群体的45对引物组合中分离出343个分离位点,χ^2检验表明,其中有311个符合1：1拟测交分离位点。在这些位点中168个来自中国白桦,143个来自欧洲白桦。软件分析表日月,中国白桦的168个位点构成9个连锁群,11个三联体和14个连锁对,55个为非连锁位点,连锁标记覆盖的总距离为1909．2cM,平均图距为16．9cM;来自欧洲白桦的143个位点构成12个连锁群,4个三联体和9个连锁对,21个为非连锁位点,连锁标记覆盖的总距离为1857．3cM,平均图距为15．2cM。