High‐density SNP genotyping array for hexaploid wheat and its secondary and tertiary gene pool |
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Authors: | Mark O. Winfield Alexandra M. Allen Amanda J. Burridge Gary L. A. Barker Harriet R. Benbow Paul A. Wilkinson Jane Coghill Christy Waterfall Alessandro Davassi Geoff Scopes Ali Pirani Teresa Webster Fiona Brew Claire Bloor Julie King Claire West Simon Griffiths Ian King Alison R. Bentley Keith J. Edwards |
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Affiliation: | 1. Life Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK;2. Affymetrix UK Ltd, High Wycombe, UK;3. School of Biosciences, Sutton Bonington, Leicestershire, UK;4. John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, UK;5. The John Bingham Laboratory, NIAB, Cambridge, UK |
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Abstract: | In wheat, a lack of genetic diversity between breeding lines has been recognized as a significant block to future yield increases. Species belonging to bread wheat's secondary and tertiary gene pools harbour a much greater level of genetic variability, and are an important source of genes to broaden its genetic base. Introgression of novel genes from progenitors and related species has been widely employed to improve the agronomic characteristics of hexaploid wheat, but this approach has been hampered by a lack of markers that can be used to track introduced chromosome segments. Here, we describe the identification of a large number of single nucleotide polymorphisms that can be used to genotype hexaploid wheat and to identify and track introgressions from a variety of sources. We have validated these markers using an ultra‐high‐density Axiom® genotyping array to characterize a range of diploid, tetraploid and hexaploid wheat accessions and wheat relatives. To facilitate the use of these, both the markers and the associated sequence and genotype information have been made available through an interactive web site. |
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Keywords: | wheat secondary and tertiary gene pools wheat progenitors next‐generation sequencing genotyping array single nucleotide polymorphism |
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