Evaluation of Hbr (MITE) markers for assessment of genetic relationships among maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines |
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| Authors: | A. M. Casa S. E. Mitchell O. S. Smith J. C. Register III S. R. Wessler S. Kresovich |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Institute for Genomic Diversity and Department of Plant Breeding, Cornell University, 153 Biotechnology Building, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA, US;(2) Institute for Genomic Diversity, Cornell University, 151 Biotechnology Building, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA, US;(3) Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., 7300 N.W. 62nd Avenue, Johnston, IA 50131, USA, US;(4) Departments of Botany and Genetics, The University of Georgia, Plant Sciences Building, Athens, GA 30602, USA, US;(5) Institute for Genomic Diversity and Department of Plant Breeding, Cornell University, 158 Biotechnology Building, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA e-mail: sk20@cornell.edu Tel.: +607-255-1492, Fax: +607-255-6249, US |
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| Abstract: | Recently, a new type of molecular marker has been developed that is based on the presence or absence of the miniature inverted repeat transposable element (MITE) family Heartbreaker (Hbr) in the maize genome. These so-called Hbr markers have been shown to be stable, highly polymorphic, easily mapped, and evenly distributed throughout the maize genome. In this work, we used Hbr-derived markers for genetic characterization of a set of maize inbred lines belonging to Stiff Stalk (SS) and Non-Stiff Stalk (NSS) heterotic groups. In total, 111 markers were evaluated across 62 SS and NSS lines. Seventy six markers (68%) were shared between the two groups, and 25 of the common markers occurred at fairly low frequency (≤0.20). Only two markers (3%) were monomorphic in all samples. Although DNA sequencing indicated that 5.5% of same-sized DNA fragments were non-homologous, this result did not affect the cluster analyses (i.e., relationships obtained from the Hbr data were congruent with those derived from pedigree information). Distance matrices generated from Hbr markers were significantly correlated (p<0.001) with those obtained from pedigree (r=0.782), RFLPs (r=0.747), and SSRs (r=0.719). Overall, these results indicated that Hbr markers could be used in conjunction with other molecular markers for genotyping and relationship studies of related maize inbred lines. Received: 26 February 2001 / Accepted: 20 April 2001 |
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| Keywords: | Hbr display MITEs Molecular markers Stiff Stalk Non-Stiff Stalk |
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