基于线粒体Cytb基因序列的褐石斑鱼种群遗传多样性分析

为评估种质资源状况被世界自然保护联盟(International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN)评定为易危物种的褐石斑鱼(Epinephelus bruneus)野生种群的遗传多样性和遗传分化水平，采用PCR方法测定褐石斑鱼西太平洋海区的中国海南岛(HN)、福建厦门(XM)和韩国济州岛(HG)3个地理群体的线粒体细胞色素b(Cytb)基因的部分序列，并对其基因序列遗传变异、谱系结构和群体扩张历史特征进行分析。结果显示，褐石斑鱼3个地理种群(88个个体)共检测出18个多态位点，共有7种单倍型；各地理群体遗传多样性水平较低，而且单倍型在群体间分布不均，韩国群体遗传多样性最高，中国海南和厦门群体遗传多样性较低。地理距离最远的韩国群体和中国海南群体遗传分化最高(F_ST=0.177 5),地理距离最近的中国海南群体和厦门群体的遗传分化最低(F_ST=0.013 4)。Mantel检验结果显示，3个褐石斑鱼群体间遗传距离和地理距离间存在显著相关，距离隔离(Isolation by Distance, IBD)...     

Evaluation of genetic diversity and relationships within and between two breeds of duck based on microsatellite markers

The genetic diversity of two natural populations (M, N) of Beijing duck (Anas platyrhynchos) and 11 artificially selected lines of Beijing duck (A, B, E-L, O) from China Gold Star Duck Production Ltd., along with two Cherry Valley duck lines (C and D) from the British Cherry Valley Livestock Division, was evaluated using 18 microsatellite markers covering 16 linkage groups. A phylogenetic tree of the 15 populations of duck, formed of four main branches, was constructed from Nei’s D_A genetic distance. The mean genetic differentiation index (F_ST) in all loci, Nei’s standard genetic distance (Ds), and the genetic distance D_A between the Beijing duck and the Cherry Valley duck were 0.075, 0.143 and 0.142, respectively. These results demonstrated a high degree of genetic similarity between the two breeds and supported the hypothesis that the Cherry Valley duck was derived from the Beijing duck. The F_ST matrix of seven clusters of Beijing duck suggested that the efficiency of selection was not significant to some extent and should be supplemented by marker-assisted selection.     

基于SSR的广西同色兜兰和带叶兜兰遗传多样性分析

评估四季开花型同色兜兰（Paphiopedilum concolor）和春季开花型带叶兜兰（P.hirsutissimum）的遗传多样性和种群结构,探究不同开花习性兜兰属物种间的遗传分化,为兜兰的可持续利用和野生资源保护提供理论依据。本研究利用10个多态性EST-SSR位点对12个同色兜兰和带叶兜兰种群的231个个体分型,开展遗传多样性、瓶颈效应、系统发育、遗传结构、遗传分化、距离隔离和环境隔离分析。结果表明,同色兜兰种群的大多数遗传多样性指标都显著（P<0.05）低于带叶兜兰;分子方差分析（AMOVA）结果显示,两者来自种群间的变异都较少,且带叶兜兰来自个体内的遗传变异高于同色兜兰。在同色兜兰的两个种群中检测到显著（P<0.05）瓶颈效应,而在带叶兜兰全部种群中均未检测到。群体水平的非加权平均（UPGMA）树和个体水平的邻接（NJ）树均显示同色兜兰和带叶兜兰间系统发育关系相对较近,并各自聚为一支。主坐标分析（PCoA）和Structure分析结果均支持系统发育分析结果。此外,遗传分化系数（F_ST）证实两个物种间的种群分化已达到较高水平。狭窄的自然分布和过去的种群瓶颈可能导致了同色兜兰的部分遗传多样性丧失。地理隔离是驱动同色兜兰和带叶兜兰种群遗传分化的主要因素,而环境隔离的作用较小。     

Fine mapping of the awn gene on chromosome 4 in rice by association and linkage analyses

Awnness is a key trait in rice domestication, yet no studies have been conducted on fine mapping or association mapping of the rice awn gene. In this study, we investigated the awnness and genotype of a core collection of 303 cultivated rice varieties and a BC5F2 segregating population of 200 individuals. Combining association and linkage analyses, we mapped the awnness related genes to chromosome 4. Primary association analysis using 24 SSR markers revealed five loci significantly associated with awnness on chromosome 4. The associated markers cover previously identified regions. Fine association mapping was conducted using another 29 markers within a 4-Mb region, covering the associated marker in34, which is close to the awn gene Awn4.1. Seven associated markers were revealed, distributed over an 870-kb region. Combining the fine association mapping and linkage analysis of awnness in the 200 BC5F2 segregating population, we finally identified a 330-kb region as the candidate region for Awn4.1. The results indicate that combining association mapping and linkage mapping provides an efficient and precise approach to both genome-wide mapping and fine mapping of rice genes.     

Genetic analysis of gynogenetic and common populations of Verasper moseri using SSR markers

The genetic structure and variation of the artificial meio- gynogenetic population and common population of barfin flounder (Verasper moseri) were analyzed using eight microsatellite markers. A total of 29 alleles were detected, of which 23 alleles were in the artificial gynogenetic population while 29 alleles were in the control group. The average observed heterozygosity (H _O) of eight loci in the control group (0.526 8) was several times higher than that (0.185 8) in the gynogenetic population. The results indicate that the genetic diversity of the control group was much higher than that of the gynogenetic population of barfin flounder (Verasper moseri). Most loci significantly deviated from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) after Bonferroni correction (p < 0.005 56) in the gynogenetic population, while four loci deviated from HWE in the control group. The coefficient of gene differentiation (G _ST) was 0.131 0, and the genetic distance was 0.171 8 between the two populations, suggesting a significant genetic differentiation between the two populations. Biography: MA Hongyu (1979–), male, Ph. D. candidate, research direction: marine biotechnology and molecular genetics.     

钝缀锦蛤选育群体F2生长性状相关性及遗传力分析

为开展钝缀锦蛤早期群体选育,通过生长性状研究群体选育的潜力,以经1代群体选育钝缀锦蛤(Tapes dorsatus)为亲本,通过阶段性移养的方式建立7个半同胞家系和混养F_2闭锁群体,分析12月龄和18月龄F_2群体的生长性状相关性,基于约束极大似然法(Restricted Maximum Likelihood,REML)估算12月龄钝缀锦蛤生长性状遗传力。结果显示钝缀锦蛤生长性状相关性达到极显著水平(P0.01)。根据多元回归分析结果,12月龄F_2群体壳长、壳高和壳宽对体质量直接作用为0.377,0.370,0.276;18月龄F_2群体壳长、壳高和壳宽对体质量直接作用为0.389,0.361,0.351。2个阶段壳体性状对体质量的直接作用相近,且直接作用大于间接作用,壳长对体质量直接作用最大。相比12月龄,8月龄F2群体壳宽对体质量的直接作用提高。12月龄和18月龄F2群体壳长(x_1)、壳高(x_2)、壳宽(x_3)对体质量(y)的回归方程分别为y=-48.724+0.513x_1+0.754x_2+0.882x_3(R~2=0.848)和y=-94.689+0.772x_1+1.141x_2+1.608x_3(R~2=0.864)。估算壳长、壳高、壳宽、体质量半同胞个体遗传力分别为0.14±0.16、0.10±0.08、0.49±0.28、0.29±0.14,壳宽的遗传力最高,表明壳宽是钝缀锦蛤选育的首选性状。本研究结果为钝缀锦蛤群体选育提供基础数据。     

Genome-wide detection and characterization of positive selection in human populations

With the advent of dense maps of human genetic variation, it is now possible to detect positive natural selection across the human genome. Here we report an analysis of over 3 million polymorphisms from the International HapMap Project Phase 2 (HapMap2). We used 'long-range haplotype' methods, which were developed to identify alleles segregating in a population that have undergone recent selection, and we also developed new methods that are based on cross-population comparisons to discover alleles that have swept to near-fixation within a population. The analysis reveals more than 300 strong candidate regions. Focusing on the strongest 22 regions, we develop a heuristic for scrutinizing these regions to identify candidate targets of selection. In a complementary analysis, we identify 26 non-synonymous, coding, single nucleotide polymorphisms showing regional evidence of positive selection. Examination of these candidates highlights three cases in which two genes in a common biological process have apparently undergone positive selection in the same population:LARGE and DMD, both related to infection by the Lassa virus, in West Africa;SLC24A5 and SLC45A2, both involved in skin pigmentation, in Europe; and EDAR and EDA2R, both involved in development of hair follicles, in Asia.     

Fine mapping of the red plant gene R1 in upland cotton(Gossypium hirsutum)

Sub 16 is a substitution line with G. hirsutum cv. TM-1 genetic background except that the 16th chromosome (Chr. 16) is replaced by the corresponding homozygous chromosome of G. barbadense cv. 3-79, and T586 is a G. hirsutum multiple gene marker line with 8 dominant mutation genes. The R ₁ gene for anthocyanin pigmentation was tagged in Chr. 16 in T586. The objective of this research was to screen SSR markers tightly linked with R ₁ by using the F₂ segregating population containing 1259 plants derived from the cross of Sub 16 and T586 and the backbone genetic linkage map from G. hirsutum×G. barbadense BC₁ newly updated by our laboratory. Genetic analysis suggested that the segregation ratio of red plants in the F₂ population fit Mendelian 1:2:1 inheritance, confirming that the red plant trait was controlled by an incomplete dominance gene. Preliminary mapping of R ₁ was conducted using 237 randomLy selected F₂ individuals and JoinMap v3.0 software. Then, a fine map of R1 was constructed using the F₂ segregating population containing 1259 plants, and R ₁ was located between NAU4956 and NAU6752, with only 0.49 cM to the nearest maker loci (NAU6752). These results provided a foundation for map-based cloning of R ₁ and further development of cotton cultivars with red fibers by transgenic technology. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 30730067) and Programme of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities (Grant No. B08025)     

Molecular mapping of a novel yellow rust resistance gene of wheat using microsatellite markers

Identification and genetic analysis of yellow rust resistance have suggested that wheat line R55 carries single dominant gene conferring yellow rust resistance. The bulked segregant analysis (BSA) for an F₂ population using microsatellite marker technique has indicated that the yellow rust resistance gene is located on the short arm of chromosome 1B, tightly linked to the microsatellite markers WMS11-193 bp and WMS18-184 bp, the linkage distance between the markers and the gene is 1.9 cM. This gene has been formally namedYr26. It is inferred from the pedigree, resistance and gene locus analysis that theYr26 has been transferred fromTriticum turgidum L. and is different from the other known yellow rust resistance genes.     

Fine mapping of the rice bacterial blight resistance gene Xa-4 and its co-segregation marker

An F₂ population developed from theXa-4 near isogenic lines, IR24 and IRBB4, was used for fine mapping of the rice bacterial blight resistance gene,Xa-4. Some restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) markers on the high-density map constructed by Harushima et al. and the amplified DNA fragments homologous to the conserved domains of plant disease resistance (R) genes were used to construct the genetic linkage map around the geneXa-4 by scoring susceptible individuals in the population.Xa-4 was mapped between the RFLP marker G181 and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) marker M55. The R gene homologous fragment marker RS13 was found co-segregating withXa-4 by analyzing all the plants in the population. This result opened an approach to map-based cloning of this gene, and marker RS13 can be applied to molecular marker-assisted selection ofXa-4 in rice breeding programs.     

赤眼鳟线粒体D-loop和Cyt b基因序列的对比分析

 研究了长江和珠江野生赤眼鳟Squaliobarbus curriculus共4个群体24个个体的线粒体控制区（D-loop）和细胞色素b（Cyt b）基因序列,通过PCR扩增与测序,分别获得了长度为598 bp和752 bp的D-loop和Cyt b基因片段。分析表明,D-loop序列共定义了18个单倍型,存在34个简约信息位点,67个多态性位点,发生转换40次,颠换15次,插入/缺失14次。A、T、C、G平均含量分别为33.7%、35.1%、17.5%、13.7%。Cyt b序列共定义了18个单倍型,存在68个简约信息位点,72个多态性位点,发生转换60次,颠换15次,无插入/缺失位点。A、T、C、G平均含量分别为29.3%、26.4%、29.8%、14.5%。Cyt b除简约信息位点百分比大于D-loop外,多态位点百分比和单突变位点百分比均小于D-loop,说明D-loop具有较快的进化速率。D-loop序列的单倍型多样性(H)、平均核苷酸差异数(K)、核苷酸多样性(π)分别0.963 8、16.543 5和0.028 4,Cyt b的H、K和π分别为0.971 0、31.855 1和0.042 6,显示赤眼鳟具有较高的遗传多样性水平,且遗传变异主要存在于群体间。分析群体间的遗传距离和F_ST值,D-loop和Cyt b都一致表明：长江和珠江水系间存在明显的遗传分化,系统树和分子变异等级分析(AMOVA)也支持这一观点。同一水系群体间的遗传差异较小,Cyt b则更小;不同水系群体间的遗传差异较大,Cyt b则更大。故,Cyt b呈现出“小则越小,大则越大”的态势。分析其原因,可能与D-loop和Cyt b进化速率密切相关。     

基于CR及Cytb基因序列的大泷六线鱼野生群体遗传多样性分析

为进一步了解山东省内大泷六线鱼(Hexagrammos otakii)群体遗传背景和分化情况,合理保护与开发利用渔业资源,选取线粒体控制区(CR)和细胞色素b基因(Cytb)对分布于山东省近海沿岸的3个大泷六线鱼野生群体以及北黄海1个离岸大泷六线鱼野生群体的线粒体基因序列进行对比,分析它们的序列特征、遗传多样性和种群历史动态情况。经PCR扩增得到大泷六线鱼野生群体的CR和Cytb基因序列,全长分别为485bp和651bp。基于CR基因序列共检测到40个多态位点,单倍型多样性平均值为0.908,核苷酸多样性平均值为0.006,定义了53种单倍型。基于Cytb基因序列检测到56个多态位点,转换颠换比值为19.04,种内单倍型多样性平均值为0.934,核苷酸多样性平均值为0.005,定义了38种单倍型。对比分析表明,4个大泷六线鱼野生群体均具有高单倍型多样性和低核苷酸多样性。NJ系统进化树、群体间/内平均遗传距离、Fst值、基因流及AMOVA分析结果显示:山东省内近海沿岸大泷六线鱼野生群体和北黄海离岸野生群体遗传差异不显著,群体间存在频繁的基因交流,未形成显著的遗传分化。种群动态结果表明大泷六线鱼于更新世晚期经历了快速扩张,并形成了现有遗传格局。山东省内近海沿岸大泷六线鱼野生群体和北黄海离岸野生群体遗传结构之间不存在显著的地理隔离,这可能与人为增殖放流和秋冬季节黄海沿岸流及暖流有关,从而使得群体之间基因交流广泛。     

分位数回归模型中的两步变量选择

对于高维分位数回归模型提出了一种两步变量选择方法,这里协变量的维数pn远远大于样本量n.在第一步中,使用e1惩罚,并且证明第一步由LASSO惩罚所得到的惩罚估计量能够把模型从超高维降到同真实模型同阶的维数,并且所选模型能够覆盖真实模型.第二步对第一步所得模型使用自适应的LASSO惩罚来剔除冗余变量.在一些正则性条件下,证明了此方法具有变量选择的相合性.还进行了数值模拟和实际数据分析,用来表明此方法在有限样本下的表现.     

Quantitative Estimates of Outcrossing Rates in a Natural Population of Caldesia grandis （Alismataceae）

Outcrossing rate in a natural population of Caldesia grandis was estimated by the dominant random amplified polymorphism DNA (RAPD) marker using 10 open-pollinated progeny arrays of 24 individuals. The multilocus outcrossing rate estimated based on all 25 RAPD loci was 0.872 ±0.033 and the single-locus outcrossing rate was 0.795 ±0.032. Multilocus estimates did not differ significantly from the single-locus estimates. The fixation index, F, in the progeny estimated from RAPD data was -0.142 ±0.000. The estimates of multilocus outcrossing rates (t_m) and single-locus outcrossing rates (t_s) obtained from MLDT clearly indicate that outcrossing is predominant in the open-pollinated C. grandis population. An empirical analysis suggests that 15 should be the minimum number of dominant marker loci necessary to achieve robust estimates of t_m.     

Relationships between D1 protein, xanthophyll cycle and photodamage-resistant capacity in rice (Orysa sativa L.)

Relationships between D1 protein, xanthophyll cycle and subspecific difference of photodamage-resistant capacity have been studied inO. japonica rice varieties 02428 and 029 (photoinhibition-tolerance) andO. indica rice varieties 3037 and Palghar (photoinhibition-sensitivity) and their reciprocal cross F₁ hybrids after photoinhibitory treatment. It was shown that PS II photochemical efficiency (F _v /F _m) decreased, and xanthophyll cycle from violaxanthin (V), via anaxanthin (A), to zeaxanthin (Z) was enhanced and non-photochemical quenching (qN) increased accordingly in SM-pretreated leaves of rice when the synthesis of D1 protein was inhibited, and that there was a decrease inqN and, as a result, more loss of D1 protein and a big decrease inF _v/F _m in DTT-pretreated leaves when xanthophyll cycle was inhibited.O. japonica subspecies had a higher maintaining capacity of D1 protein and a decrease ofF _v/F _m in a more narrow range, and exhibited more resistance against photodamage, as compared withO. indica subspecies. The above physiological indexes in reciprocal cross F₁ hybrids, though between the values of their parents, were closer to maternal lines than to paternal lines. Experimental results support the concept that the turnover capacity for D1 protein is an important physiological basis of photoinhibition-tolerance, and will provide the physiological basis for selection of the photoinhibition-tolerant parents and develop a new approach to breed hybrids with high photosynthetic efficiency.     

Construction of a linkage map and QTL mapping for fiber quality traits in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

With the development in spinning technology, the improvement of cotton fiber quality is becoming more and more important. The main objective of this research was to construct a high-density genetic linkage map to facilitate marker assisted selection for fiber quality traits in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). A genetic linkage map comprising 421 loci and covering 3814.3 cM, accounting for approximately 73.35% of the cotton genome, was constructed using an F2 population derived from cross GX1135 (P 1 )×GX100-2 (P 2 ). Forty-four of 49 linkage groups were assigned to the 26 chromosomes. Fiber quality traits were investigated in F2 population sampled from individuals, and in F2:3 , and F2:4 generations sampled by lines from two sites and one respectively, and each followed a randomized complete block design with two replications. Thirty-nine quantitative trait loci were detected for five fiber quality traits with data from single environments (separate analysis each): 12 for fiber length, five for fiber uniformity, nine for fiber strength, seven for fiber elongation, and six for fiber micronaire, whereas 15 QTLs were found in combined analysis (data from means of different environments in F2:3 generation). Among these QTLs, qFL-chr5-2 and qFL-chr14-2 for fiber length were detected simultaneously in three generations (four environments) and verified further by combined analysis, and these QTLs should be useful for marker assisted selection to improve fiber quality in upland cotton.     

Identification of an AFLP marker linked to the stripe rust resistance geneYr10 in wheat

AFLP analysis of near-isogenic lines of the stripe rust resistance gene Yr10 was carried out with 6 PstⅠ- primers and 10 TaqⅠ-primers with the donor parent of Yr10 gene as the check. A total of about 4200 distinguishable bands were amplified, of which 5 were stable. The genetic linkage of the 5 polymorphic DNA fragments with the target gene were tested preliminarily on a segregating F₂ population derived from a cross between the gene donor parent “Moro” and susceptible cultivar “Mingxian 169”. The DNA fragment PT0502 was found closely linked to the Yr10 gene and cloned and sequenced. Based on the sequence specific primers for PCR were designed and synthesized. Genetic linkage analysis with 195 segregating F₂ plants indicated that the genetic distance was 0.5 cM between the main product SC₂₀₀ fragment produced by PCR with the primers and the Yr10 gene. The primers can be used to detect the Yr10 gene quickly, effectively and exactly.     

Genetic dissection of a thousand-grain weight quantitative trait locus on rice chromosome 1

Thousand-grain weight （TGWT） is an important factor affecting grain yield as well as grain quality in rice. A quantitative trait locus （QTL） qTGWTI-1 for TGWT was detected previously near DNA marker RG532 on the short arm of chromosome 1 in a recombinant inbred line （RIL） population derived from the indlca-indica rice cross Zhengshan97B （ZS97B）/Milyang46 （MY46）. In this study, two residual heterozygous lines （RHLs）, Chl and Ch2, derived from the ZS97B/MY46 RIL F7 population, were used to develop two Fe populations, RIL-1 and RIL-2. The genome of Chl and Ch2 contains a heterozygous region flanked by RM1--RM3746 and RM151--RM243 on the short arm of chromosome 1, respectively, but is homozygous in other regions. Two tightly linked QTLs, Gwl-1 and Gwl-2, with the same additive direction and similar effect on TGWT, were detected in the region of QTL qTGWTI-1 in population RIL-2. No QTL was detected in the population RIL-1. Four individual RHLs from the population RIL-2 carrying heterozygous segments flanked by RM151--RM10404, RM10381--RM243, RM10435--RM259 and RM10398--RM5359, respectively, were chosen to develop four F= populations. Ten maternal homozygotes and 10 paternal homozygotes were selected from each of the four F2 populations derived from the four RHLs. The four sets of near isogenic lines （NILs） were grown for phenotyping of TGWT and delimitation of Gwl-1 and Gw1-2. Results showed that Gwl-1 and Gw1-2 were located in the intervals RM10376--RM 10398 and RM10404--RM 1344 which cover 392.9 and 308.5 kb regions, respectively. The enhancing alleles were from ZS97B at both loci, and no significant interactions were detected. Genetic dissection of Gwl-1 and Gwl-2 has laid a foundation for their cloning and molecular breeding of grain yield and quality in rice.