Strategy for the mapping of interactive genes using bulked segregant analysis method and Mapmaker/Exp software

A qualitative trait is usually controlled by a single gene, but it may be sometimes controlled by two or even more genes. This phenomenon is called gene interaction. Rapidly searching for linked mo- lecular markers via bulked segregant analysis (BSA) and then constructing regional linkage map with Mapmaker/Exp has become a common approach to mapping single major genes. However, methods and computer programs developed for mapping single major genes cannot be simply applied to interactive genes because the genetic patterns of gene interac- tions are quite different from that of single-gene in- heritance. Up to now, experimental methods for quickly screening molecular markers linked to inter- active genes and statistical methods and corre- sponding computer softwares for simultaneously analyzing the linkage relationships of multiple mo- lecular markers to an interactive gene have not been available. To solve this problem, in this paper, we propose a strategy for mapping interactive genes using BSA and Mapmaker/Exp. We demonstrate that all interactive genes can be mapped by the 'BSA Mapmaker/Exp' strategy using F2 generation (in a few cases, F3 generation is also needed). As BSA and Mapmaker/Exp have been broadly used in gene mapping studies and are well known by many re- searchers, the strategies proposed in this paper will be useful for practical researches.     

Climate change and hydrologic process response in the Tarim River Basin over the past 50 years

Climate change and hydrologic process response in the Tarim River Basin over the past 50 years are the focus of more and more researchers＇ attention. In this paper, both temperature and precipitation time series were found to present a monotonic increasing trend using nonparametric tests. Noticeably, a significant step change in both temperature and precipitation time series occurred in 1986. By contrasting the trends of natural water process in headstream and mainstream, we found that it was anthropogenic activities not climate change that caused the river dried up and vegetation degenerated in the lower reaches of Tarim River. The results of gray correlation analysis show that the runoff of higher latitude distributing river is more closely associated with winter snow stocking, while that of lower latitude is more closely related to summer temperature. Runoff in the headstream is more sensitive to precipitation, while that in the mainstream is more sensitive to evaporation. The strong evaporation caused by increasing temperature weakened runoff to some extent in spite of the fact that precipitation increased over the past 50 years.     

Response of downstream sediment to water resource development in mainstream of the Lancang River

The impact of hydropower cascades of the Lancang River on downstream sedimentation has become one of the key problems in the research of the transboundary water resource development and its possible environmental effects. In this paper, the newest sediment data series spanning 17 years （1987-2003） at Yunjinghong hydrometric station and Chiang Saen hydrometric station, in northern Thailand, are analyzed to reveal these effects. Monthly mean sediment concentration data of the two stations are compared in-phase and yearly series are analyzed by the method of correlation and regression analysis and causality test. The analysis result shows that, though both of them are located at lower reaches of Manwan and Dachaoshan hydropower stations which are already constructed and in use, the sediment responses of the two stations are different under the regulation of the hydropower stations Annual series at Yunjinghong station are positively correlated but do not match well with those at Chiang Saen station. In addition, the results of Granger causality test on the time series also suggest that the series of maximum monthly mean sediment concentration of the Yunjinghong station each year may give cause for the ones of Chiang Saen station, while the series of minimum monthly mean sediment concentration each year and annual mean sediment concentration of Yunjinghong do not evidently give cause for the ones of the other station. Undoubtedly, this discovery will provide new evidences to assess the impacts of cascades construction in mainstream of the Lancang River on the variation of downstream sediment and its transboundary effects.     

Variability of surface circulation in the South China Sea from satellite altimeter data

11-year satellite altimeter sea surface height （SSH） anomaly data from January 1993 to December 2003 are used to present the dominant spatial patterns and temporal variations of the South China Sea （SCS） surface circulation through Empirical Orthogonal Function （EOF） analysis. The first three EOF modes show the obvious seasonal variations of SSH in the SCS. EOF mode one is generally characterized by a basin-wide circulation. Mode two describes the double-cell basin scale circulation structure. The two cells were located off west of the Luzon Island and southeast of Vietnam, respectively. EOF mode three presents the mesoscale eddy structure in the western SCS, which develops into a strong cyclonic eddy rapidly from July to September. EOF mode one and mode three are also embedded with interannual signals, indicating that the SCS surface circulation variation is influenced by El Nino events prominently. The strong El Nino of 1997/98 obviously changed the SCS circulation structure. This study also shows that there existed a series of mesoscale eddies in the western SCS, and their temporal variation indicates intra-seasonal and interannual signals.     

大熊猫IL-2基因的克隆与序列分析

本实验应用反转录-聚合酶链反应（RT-PCR）技术，从ConA诱导培养的大熊猫外周血淋巴细胞总RNA中扩增得到大熊猫IL-2基因，并将其克隆到PGEM-T载体中．经菌落PER鉴定、序列测定及序列分析，结果表明，经克隆得到的IL-2基因开放阅读框由465个核苷酸组成，编码一个由155个氮基酸组成的多肽，包括编码20个氨基酸的信号肽和135个氨基酸的成熟肽，该基因（已在Genbank中登录，序列号为：DQ852339）与已知的其他哺乳动物如犬、猫、人、猪、牛、羊、马、兔、鼠等的IL-2核苷酸同源性在66.5％（鼠）～91．5％（犬）之间；IL-2编码氨基酸同源性在54．8％（鼠）-85．2％（犬）之间；进化树构建结果表明大熊猫与犬亲缘关系最近．     

英语专业精读教师话语分析

教师话语是大学英语课堂的重要交际媒介,它既是目的语的来源,也是管理课堂的手段。教师话语成功运用与否,直接关系到教学效果的好坏。本文通过对精读英语教师话语类型、特征和功能的描写,对英语精读教师话语和课堂互动活动进行分析和评价的基础上,得出结论:教师应转变传统角色,应更关注教师话语的质量而不是数量,课堂上应以提高学习者的语言水平和培养学习者意义协商的能力为主,以便学习者从外部环境获取更多的优化语言输入。     

我国改革受阻深层原因分析

在改革过程中,我国利益表达主体多元化导致利益表达要求的多样性,利益表达客体角色错位引起利益表达信息的失真,利益表达能力的差异性及利益表达渠道畅通的有限性,利益表达效果与成本的不成比例性等,这些就是目前我国错综复杂的利益表达局面。它对处于攻坚阶段我国的改革产生一定阻力,并在一定程度上延缓了改革的进程。     

2005年世界女排大冠军杯赛中国女排得分情况浅析

通过对2005年世界女排大冠军杯赛中国女子排球队5场比赛得分技术统计进行分析,探讨中国女子排球队在扣球、拦网、发球等得分方面与其他各队相比较的优势和差距。分析结果得出:中国队在主要得分环节上的扣球得分能力低于世界强队巴西队与美国队,但高于其它参赛队;拦网得分与发球得分的成功率较一般参赛队高;在因对方失误得分方面,中国队失误送分较多。     

我国部分优秀男子链球运动员身体素质指标的分析

采用关联分析的方法,对我国8名优秀男子链球运动员的7项身体素质指标进行综合分析,找出各项身体素质指标对专项成绩影响的主次关系,并与国外优秀男子链球运动员进行比较,探讨我国男子链球运动员身体训练中的不足及其改进策略。     

自制纳米TiO2光催化剂对水中甲基橙的降解

以硫酸氧钛(TiOSO4)为原料,制备了掺银的纳米TiO2光催化剂.将该催化剂用于甲基橙溶液的降解试验,考查了掺银量、催化剂加入量、溶液pH值、溶液浓度对降解率的影响.结果表明:在浓度为10 mg/L的甲基橙溶液(pH=3)中,投加6.0 g/L掺银量为5%的光催化剂时降解率为78.1%.表明用掺杂的纳米TiO2光催化剂处理水中的有机物是一条有效的途径.