Genetic analysis of Lolium. I. Identification of linkage groups and the establishment of a genetic map

M.D. Hayward, J.W. Forster, J.G. Jones, O. Dolstra, C. Evans, N.J. McAdam, K.G. Hossain, M. Stammers, J. Will, M.O. Humphries, G.M. Evans

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    Abstract

    A genetic map of Lolium has been produced using isozyme, restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers applied to a segregating family derived from an F1 hybrid plant of L. perenne x L. multiflorum provenance, crossed on to a doubled haploid L. perenne. A total of 106 markers, out of a total of 160 polymorphic loci analysed, have been ascribed to seven linkage groups covering a map distance of 692 cM. Two of these groups may be allocated to chromosomes 2 and 6 of the Lolium genome. The remaining unallocated markers, the majority of which showed severe segregation distortion, could be associated into small groups of two or three markers which showed no linkage with the main groups at a LOD of 2.8 or, if associated, could not be mapped in a satisfactory manner. This high incidence of disturbed segregations could be accounted for by the use of an interspecific hybrid between two species of differing genome size, with consequent cytological imbalance.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)451-455
    JournalPlant Breeding
    Volume117
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1998

    Keywords

    • Genetic map
    • Linkage
    • Lolium sp.
    • Molecular markers
    • Polymorphisms

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