Construction of AFLP-based genetic linkage maps for the Chinese shrimp Fenneropaeneus chinensis

Fenneropaeneus chinensis is an important species in marine fishery resources and aquaculture in China. A genetic linkage map is essential for improving the efficiency of its breeding by marker-as- sisted selection and identifying commercially important genes. Linkage maps of F. chinensis were constructed with an F2 mapping population (110 progenies) using amplified fragment length polymor- phic (AFLP) marker in this study. Fifty-five AFLP primer combinations produced 532 AFLP markers fitting for map strategy in mapping family. The markers with 3:1 segregating ratios were analyzed using F2 intercross model for the common linkage map, while the markers with 1:1 ratio were analyzed using the pseudo-testcross strategy. The maps of male, female and common were constructed. The female map included 103 markers that formed 28 linkage groups, covering a total length of 1090 cM. All mark- ers were linked with the linkage groups. Segregation distortion was observed for 6 of 103 markers in the female map. The average distance between markers was 14.53 cM and ranged from 4.4 to 24.8 cM. The male map included 144 markers that formed 35 linkage groups. Ten markers remained unlinked in male map. Segregation distortion was observed for 7 of 144 markers in the male map. The total dis- tance of male map covered 1617 cM. The average distance between markers was 16.36 cM. The male map was 32.6% longer than the female map, which may reflect sex-specific recombination rates in Chinese shrimp. The common map was composed of 216 markers, including in 44 linkage groups covering a total distance of 1772.1 cM. Two markers remained unlinked. No distorted markers of 216 markers were shown in the common map. The distance between markers was 10.42 cM. An average estimated genome size for the Chinese shrimp was 2420 cM, which was consistent with the relative size of the Penaeid genome. The distribution of AFLP markers was relatively even in chromosomes of Chi- nese shrimp maps. The linkage analysis presented in this work provided some insight into the level of polymorphism and genetic variation of Chinese shrimp.     

春小麦重组自交系及多种SSR标记构建遗传图谱

 以春小麦重组自交系(RIL)宁春4 号×宁春27 号为作图群体,利用SSR 标记构建小麦遗传连锁图谱。结果表明,用1001对SSR 引物选出亲本间表现多态性的引物307 对,多态性频率为30.7%。利用307 对多态性引物对RIL 群体进行分析,共检测到266 个多态性标记位点。通过χ²检测(P<0.05),有147 个SSR 标记表现为偏分离,偏分离率为55.3%,129 个偏向母本宁春4号,其偏分离位点主要分布在B 和D 基因组上。用Mapmaker 3.0 和Mapdraw 2.1 软件将266 个SSR 位点绘制在小麦遗传连锁图上,该图谱覆盖小麦基因组全长2187.79 cM,标记间的平均遗传距离为8.22 cM。     

Construction of AFLP-based genetic linkage maps for the Chinese shrimp Fenneropaeneus chinensis

Fenneropaeneus chinensis is an important species in marine fishery resources and aquaculture in China. A genetic linkage map is essential for improving the efficiency of its breeding by marker-assisted selection and identifying commercially important genes. Linkage maps of F. chinensis were constructed with an F2 mapping population （110 progenies） using amplified fragment length polymorphic （AFLP） marker in this study. Fifty-five AFLP primer combinations produced 532 AFLP markers fitting for map strategy in mapping family. The markers with 3：1 segregating ratios were analyzed using F2 intercross model for the common linkage map, while the markers with 1：1 ratio were analyzed using the pseudo-testcross strategy. The maps of male, female and common were constructed. The female map included 103 markers that formed 28 linkage groups, covering a total length of 1090 cM. All markers were linked with the linkage groups. Segregation distortion was observed for 6 of 103 markers in the female map. The average distance between markers was 14.53 cM and ranged from 4.4 to 24.8 cM. The male map included 144 markers that formed 35 linkage groups. Ten markers remained unlinked in male map. Segregation distortion was observed for 7 of 144 markers in the male map. The total distance of male map covered 1617 cM. The average distance between markers was 16.36 cM. The male map was 32.6% longer than the female map, which may reflect sex-specific recombination rates in Chinese shrimp. The common map was composed of 216 markers, including in 44 linkage groups covering a total distance of 1772.1 cM. Two markers remained unlinked. No distorted markers of 216 markers were shown in the common map. The distance between markers was 10.42 cM. An average estimated genome size for the Chinese shrimp was 2420 cM, which was consistent with the relative size of the Penaeid genome. The distribution of AFLP markers was relatively even in chromosomes of Chinese shrimp maps. The linkage analysis presented in this work provided some insight     

Detection of quantitative trait loci and heterotic loci for plant height using an immortalized F2 population in maize

A set of recombinant inbred lines (RIL) derived from Yuyu22, an elite hybrid widespread in China, was used to construct an immortalized F2 (IF2) population comprising 441 different crosses. Genetic linkage maps were constructed containing 10 linkages groups with 263 simple sequence repeat (SSR) molecular markers. Twelve and ten quantitative trait loci (QTL) were detected for plant height in the IF2 and RIL populations respectively, using the composite interval mapping method, and six same QTL were identified in the two populations. In addition, ten unique heterotic loci (HL) located on seven different chromosomes were revealed for plant height using the mid-parent heterosis as the input data. These HL explained 1.26%―8.41% of the genotypic variance in plant height heterosis and most expressed overdominant effects. Only three QTL and HL were located in the same chromosomal region, it implied that plant height and its heterosis might be controlled by two types of genetic mechanisms.     

Identification of salt-tolerance QTL in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling salt-tolerance at the seedling stage in rice (Oryza sativa L.) were identified by interval mapping (SIM) and composite interval mapping (CIM) using a doubled haploid population ZJDH and its high resolution genetic linkage map. The population was derived from an inter-subspecific cross between an indica variety Zhaiyeqing8 (ZYQ8) and a japonica variety Jingxi17 (JX17). Analysis of survival days of seedlings treated with 0.7% NaCI revealed that a major salt-tolerance quantitative trait locus (QTL), Std, was present between markers RG612 and C131 on chromosome 1 when using both MAPMAKER/QTL 1.1 and PLABQTL 1.0 (SIM). Its allele which contributes to salt-tolerance was from ZYQ8. In addition, seven more QTLs which give additive effect on salt-tolerance are identified when using PLABQTL (CIM), and most of them were from JX17.     

A genome scan for quantitative trait loci affecting grain yield and its components of maize both in single-and two-locus levels

Maize is one of the most important cereal crops in the world. The hybrid yield advantage is responsible for about 10 percent of the total global maize production of 550 Mt[1]. It is exigent to study the yield traits so as to improve the hybrids per se in …     

林木多元性状数据QTL区间作图统计分析及其在杨树上的应用

【目的】传统的数量性状基因座(QTL)定位统计分析方法是针对自交系产生实验群体而建立的,不能直接应用到林木这种杂合度较高生长周期较长的异交物种中。针对林木多元性状数据,将传统的QTL区间作图方法应用到林木杂交F₁代作图群体中。【方法】考虑分子标记各种可能的分离比以及连锁相信息,建立林木多元性状数据QTL定位统计分析模型,并用R语言编写了相应的计算软件包mvqtlmap。在美洲黑杨和小叶杨杂交F₁代群体中,对2014年5月29日至9月24日期间调查的6个时间点树高数据进行了QTL定位分析。【结果】有4个QTL定位在母本美洲黑杨的遗传连锁图谱上,有6个QTL分布在父本小叶杨的遗传连锁图谱上,这些QTL分别位于第1、5、7、9、11和19号染色体上,平均解释0.8%～6.7%的表型方差。【结论】研究结果可为在林木上利用多个性状或多个时间点性状数据进行QTL定位提供统计分析方法及计算工具。所建立的程序包可在网站http://www.bioseqdata.com/mvqtlmap/mvqtlmap.htm上自由下载。     

小麦株高性状的QTL定位分析

以国际小麦作图组织的重组自交系群体W7984×Opata85为材料,在两种不同试验环境(2009年天津东丽区、2009年天津西青区姚村)下,分析其亲本及114个株系群体的株高,并利用QTL作图软件WinQTLCart2.5和区间作图及复合区间作图方法,对控制小麦株高性状的QTL进行定位.共检测到4个与小麦株高相关的QT...     

Bt/CpTI抗虫转基因水稻及其非转基因亲本与普通野生稻杂种F2群体的等位基因偏态分离

了解水稻转基因是否影响野生稻基因传递的频率,对于评价转基因逃逸及其生态影响有重要意义.本研究构建了不含转基因和含转基因的栽培稻与普通野生稻杂种F2群体,利用分子标记检测了F2群体各位点的基因型和基因频率.以连续卡方分析了F2群体相关位点的基因型和基因频率观察值是否符合理论分离比,同时对各位点进行了连锁不平衡分析,并对实验群体所需的最小样本量进行理论探索.结果表明两个F2群体分别有25.93%与33.33%的位点出现了显著的非随机分离,非转基因与转基因F2群体分别在偏态分离位点数与偏离亲本方向上出现一定差异,并观察到连锁不平衡位点.实验个体数应不少于280个才能保证实验结果准确.外源转基因在杂种后代群体中会因为选择而影响基因分离,进而影响杂种群体的进化潜力.     

Linkage graph analysis: A linkage-group-based QTL synthesis analysis approach

Consensus quantitative trait loci (QTL) in meta-analysis of multiple independent QTL mapping experiments provides a strong foundation for marker-assisted selection and gene cloning. However, meta-analysis suffers from the lack of available genomic information and the results vary when different reference linkage maps are used. Here, to overcome these limitations, we propose a linkage-group-based QTL synthesis analysis approach that we have named linkage graph analysis. First, a graph model is constructed from derived linkage groups. Next, an unsupervised classification approach is used to obtain marker intervals with co-segregating patterns among multiple genomes. Finally, a frequent itemset mining technique is used to identify the markers (or intervals) closely linked to the QTL. The proposed method was validated by one Monte Carlo simulation study and by real data analysis of cotton genomes. Two major advantages of the new method are: (i) A reference linkage group is not required; (ii) the effect of the initial QTL is reduced because false QTLs can be detected and excluded from the dataset. The ability to reliably identify the markers associated with a true QTL is valuable in crop breeding.     

水稻萌发期耐Cu2+胁迫的QTL定位

以典型籼粳交(春江06/台中本地1号)双单倍体(DH)群体为材料,经100μmol/L CuSO4溶液对其双亲及DH群体进行处理,考察了DH群体及其双亲的耐铜性,并利用业已构建的分子连锁图谱进行了数量性状基因座(QTL)区间分析.共检测到23个QTLs,其中与铜胁迫有关的QTL有7个,分别位于水稻第1,2,3和7染色体上;贡献率最大的QTL为qTGR-2,变异解释率为14.60%,其增效等位基因来自台中本地1号;芽质量的QTL qTSW-1增效等位基因来自春江06;余下的几个耐铜胁迫的QTL增效基因均来自台中本地1号.同时,在3号染色体上检测到了一个QTL,可显示发芽率受铜胁迫抑制的程度.     

Verification and fine-mapping of QTLs conferring days to flowering in soybean using residual heterozygous lines

The results of QTL mapping based on a primary mapping population should be further verified and refined for its real utilization in marker-assisted selection or map-based cloning.The primary mapping population contains 114 BC1F1 plants of the backcross between Essex (maturity group V,MG V) as the donor parent and ZDD2315 (MG II) as the recurrent parent.In this study,a genetic linkage map with 250 SSR markers spanning a total length of 2963.5 cM on 25 linkage groups (LG) was constructed using software MAPMAK...     

A new statistical method for mapping QTLs underlying endosperm traits

Genetic expression for an endosperm trait in seeds of cereal crops may be controlled simultaneously by the triploid endosperm genotypes and the diploid maternal genotypes. However, current statistical methods for mapping quantitative trait loci （QTLs） underlying endosperm traits have not been effective in dealing with the putative maternal genetic effects. Combining the quantitative genetic model for diploid maternal traits with triploid endosperm traits, here we propose a new statistical method for mapping QTLs controlling endosperm traits with maternal genetic effects. This method applies the data set of both DNA molecular marker genotypes of each plant in segregation population and the quantitative observations of single endosperms in each plant to map QTL. The maximum likelihood method implemented via the expectation-maximization algorithm was used to the estimate parameters of a putative QTL. Since this method involves the maternal effect that may contribute to endosperm traits, it might be more congruent with the genetics of endosperm traits and more helpful to increasing the precision of QTL mapping. The simulation results show the proposed method provides accurate estimates of the QTL effects and locations with high statistical power.     

Analysis of digenic epistatic effects and QE interaction effects QTL controlling grain weight in rice

Immortalized F(2) population of rice (Oryza sativa L.) was developed by randomly mating F(1) among recombinant inbred (RI) lines derived from (Zhenshan 97B x Minghui 63), which allowed replications within and across environments. QTL (quantitative trait loci) mapping analysis on kilo-grain weight of immortalized F(2) population was performed by using newly developed software for QTL mapping, QTLMapper 2.0. Eleven distinctly digenic epistatic loci included a total of 15 QTL were located on eight chromosomes. QTL main effects of additive, dominance, and additive x additive, additive x dominance, and dominance x dominance interactions were estimated. Interaction effects between QTL main effects and environments (QE) were predicted. Less than 40% of single effects, most of which were additive effects, for identified QTL were significant at 5% level. The directional difference for QTL main effects suggested that these QTL were distributed in parents in the repulsion phase. This should make it feasible to improve kilo-grain weight of both parents by selecting appropriate new recombinants. Only few of the QE interaction effects were significant. Application prospect for QTL mapping achievements in genetic breeding was discussed.     

利用F2群体估计远缘杂交中不育基因的位置和效应的最大似然法

提出了利用F2群体估计远缘杂交中不育基因位点的位置和效应的一种统计方法.利用共显性标记位点的异常分离,用最大似然法可以对不育基因与标记位点之间的重组值进行估计,还可以同时估计雌雄配子的存活率.给出了重组值和雌雄配子存活率的最大似然估计方法以及估计值的方差和置信区间.     

Dissecting anxiety-related QTLs in mice by univariate and multivariate mapping

To detect genes underlying anxiety-related traits in mice,we performed univariate and multivariate QTL mapping analyses of phenotypes obtained from 71 mice of the BXD recombinant inbred (RI) strains (n=528 mice) and their parental strains (C57BL/6J and DBA/2J).Separate and joint mapping analyses were carried out using a linkage map composed of 506 simple sequence repeats (SSRs).The main QTL effects,interactions between pairs of QTLs (epistasis),and their environmental interactions were estimated.The results showed that anxiety-related traits were influenced by multiple QTLs (five main effect QTLs and three epistatic QTLs).Ten potential anxiety-related candidate genes within the QTL intervals on chromosomes 5,13 and 15 were identified.Some of these genes have been reported previously to be associated with the anxiety response.Based on our results,it is suggested that the multivariate QTL mapping approach improves the statistical power for detecting QTL and the precision of parameter estimation.Moreover,multivariate mapping can also detect pleiotropic QTL effects.     

小麦品质性状的QTL定位研究进展

本文系统地总结了国内外小麦品质性状QTL定位研究的主要性状、所用群体、标记类型、QTL定位所在的染色体位置及贡献率的大小,提出了小麦品质性状QTL定位中存在的问题,展望了小麦品质性状QTL定位的发展方向。     

A second-generation linkage map of the human genome.

A linkage map of the human genome has been constructed based on the segregation analysis of 814 newly characterized polymorphic loci containing short tracts of (C-A)n repeats in a panel of DNAs from eight large families. Statistical linkage analysis placed 813 of the markers into 23 linkage groups corresponding to the 22 autosomes and the X chromosome; 605 show a heterozygosity above 0.7 and 553 could be ordered with odds ratios above 1,000:1. The distance spanned corresponds to approximately 90% of the estimated length of the human genome.     

家畜育种中MAS的遗传标记与QTL

简要评述了在家畜育种中标记辅助选择（ＭＡＳ）所适用的遗传标记系统及对数量性状位点（ＱＴＬ）和标记的基本要求．对ＭＡＳ中遗传标记与ＱＴＬ的紧密连锁之意义进行了讨论，认为遗传标记与ＱＴＬ间的连锁程度是决定ＭＡＳ效能的关键因素．并简述了获得与ＱＴＬ紧密连锁之遗传标记的一般方法     

小麦染色体2DS雌性育性位点遗传多态性分析

小麦雌性不育系XND126属于生态遗传型不育系.通过SSR分子标记分析,在2DS染色体上定位了一个雌性育性主效QTL位点.为了构建高密度遗传图谱并精细定位该主效位点,用2DS参考遗传图谱上的14对SSR标记,研究了59个育性正常的普通小麦品种与XND126的DNA多态性,筛选到不同生态型多态性较高的品种共12个,每个品种多态性标记达12~13个,这些品种可以用作杂交亲本,构建新的QTL精细定位群体.在品种组成的群体中,与主效基因位点最近的标记,表现出有较多的品种与雌性不育系具有差异.