Development, characterization and mapping of microsatellite markers in Eucalyptus grandis and E. urophylla |
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Authors: | R. P. V. Brondani C. Brondani R. Tarchini D. Grattapaglia |
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Affiliation: | (1) Laboratório de Genética de Plantas, CENARGEN-EMBRAPA C.P. 02372 Brasília D.F. 70849-970, Brazil and Departamento de Biologia Celular Universidade de Brasíla UnB-Brasília D.F., Brazil Tel: +55-61-340 3515 Fax: +55-61-3403624 E-mail: dario@cenargen.embrapa.br, BR;(2) Biotechnology Research, Agricultural Products Department, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co (Inc.) – POB 80402, Experimental Station, Wilmington DE, 19880-0402, USA, US |
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Abstract: | We report on the development, genetic characterization and linkage mapping of a battery of SSR (simple sequence repeat) loci in Eucalyptus grandis and E. urophylla. This study reveals the abundance of SSRs in Eucalyptus, the very high information content of these markers for mapping and individual identification, and demonstrates the feasibility of constructing a comprehensive microsatellite-based linkage map for Eucalyptus. Primer sequence for a set of 20 highly informative EMBRA (Eucalyptus microsatellites from Brazil) loci are made available together with their map position and estimates of the expected heterozygosity and allele size range in these two species. Using genomic library enrichment and anchored-PCR screening prior to sequencing, the efficiency of SSR marker locus development was 63% from sequencing data to operationally useful SSR loci. Absolute transportability between the two species and very high levels of allelic variability and expected heterozygosity (H) were seen at all SSR loci surveyed. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 9 to 26 with an average of 16.3±4.8. The average H of 15 loci was 0.86±0.04, 0.83±0.08 and 0.89±0.04, respectively, for E. urophylla, E. grandis and the combined two-species estimate. In the mapping analysis 16 out of 20 marker loci segregated in a fully informative configuration, allowing the determination of synteny of six homologous linkage groups between the two species. The availability of transportable, multiallelic, PCR-based co-dominant SSR loci represents a dramatic improvement in our ability to carry out detailed population genetic analysis and to search, understand, and manipulate allelic variation at QTLs (quantitative trait loci) in species of Eucalyptus. Received: 16 March 1998 / Accepted: 22 March 1998 |
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Keywords: | Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) Microsatellite Linkage map Eucalyptus grandis E. urophylla |
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