Molecular mapping of wheat. Homoeologous group 3

Abstract

A prerequisite for molecular level genetic studies and breeding in wheat is a molecular marker map detailing its similarities with those of other grass species in the Gramineae family. We have constructed restriction fragment length polymorphism maps of the A-, B-, and D-genome chromosomes of homoeologous group 3 of hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em. Thell) using 114 F7-8 lines from a synthetic x bread wheat cross. The map consists of 58 markers spanning 230 cM on chromosome 3A, 62 markers spanning 260 cM on 3B, and 40 markers spanning 171 cM on 3D. Thirteen libraries of genomic or cDNA clones from wheat, barley, and T. tauschii, the wheat D genome donor, are represented, facilitating the alignment and comparison of these maps with maps of other grass species. Twenty-four clones reveal homoeoloci on two of the three genomes and the associated linkages are largely comparable across genomes. A consensus sequence of orthologous loci in grass species genomes is assembled from this map and from existing maps of the chromosome-3 homoeologs in barley (Hordeum spp.), T. tauschii, and rice (Oryza spp.). It illustrates the close homoeology among the four species and the partial homoeology of wheat chromosome 3 with oat (Avena spp.) chromosome C. Two orthologous red grain color genes, R3 and R1, are mapped on chromosome arms 3BL and 3DL.

Genetic mapping of 66 new microsatellite (SSR) loci in bread wheat

“…The ITMI population W7984 × Opata 85 (ITMIpop), used earlier (Nelson et al 1995a) for the preparation of RFLP and microsatellite maps, was utilized for mapping in the present study. At the UMR INRA-UBP ASP of Clermont-Ferrand (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique), France, total DNA was extracted and purified as described by Lu et al (1994).…”

Comparative Genomics of Plant Chromosomes

“…Pioneering efforts in the comparative mapping of maize and sorghum (Hulbert et al, 1990) have been supported by more detailed studies (Whitkus et al, 1992;Berhan et al, 1993;Binelli et al, 1993;Chittenden et al, 1994;Pereira et al, 1994) and supplemented by the comparative organization of maize and rice , wheat and rice (Kurata et al, 1994), and maize, wheat, and rice . A host of investigations additionally encompasses many other cultivated Poaceae, with particular emphasis on the interrelationships among the homeologous chromosome sets of the Triticeae and their relatives (see Naranjo et al, 1987;Chao et al, 1989;Liu and Tsunewaki, 1991;Devos et al, 1992aDevos et al, , 1992bDevos et al, , 1993Devos et al, , 1995Liu et al, 1992;Xie et al, 1993;Namuth et al, 1994;Hohmann et al, 1995;Marino et al, 1996;Mickelson-Young et al, 1995;Nelson et al, 1995aNelson et al, , 1995bNelson et al, , 1995cVan Deynze et al, 1995). Curiously, even in the relatively "conservative" Poaceae, certain lineages appear to be rapidly evolving.…”

AB-QTL analysis in winter wheat: I. Synthetic hexaploid wheat (T. turgidum ssp. dicoccoides × T. tauschii) as a source of favourable alleles for milling and baking quality traits

“…Synthetics derived from cultivated durum (T. turgidum ssp. durum) have been used in QTL studies (Nelson et al 1995;Mujeeb-Kazi et al 1996;Börner et al 2002;Huang et al 2003Huang et al , 2004Nelson et al 2006). Synthetics derived from tetraploid wild emmer (T. turgidum spp.…”