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Title: A Saturated Genetic Linkage Map of Autotetraploid Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Developed Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing Is Highly Syntenous with the Medicago truncatula Genome

Abstract

A genetic linkage map is a valuable tool for quantitative trait locus mapping, map-based gene cloning, comparative mapping, and whole-genome assembly. Alfalfa, one of the most important forage crops in the world, is autotetraploid, allogamous, and highly heterozygous, characteristics that have impeded the construction of a high-density linkage map using traditional genetic marker systems. Using genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS), we constructed low-cost, reasonably high-density linkage maps for both maternal and paternal parental genomes of an autotetraploid alfalfa F1 population. The resulting maps contain 3591 single-nucleotide polymorphism markers on 64 linkage groups across both parents, with an average density of one marker per 1.5 and 1.0 cM for the maternal and paternal haplotype maps, respectively. Chromosome assignments were made based on homology of markers to the M. truncatula genome. Four linkage groups representing the four haplotypes of each alfalfa chromosome were assigned to each of the eight Medicago chromosomes in both the maternal and paternal parents. The alfalfa linkage groups were highly syntenous with M. truncatula, and clearly identified the known translocation between Chromosomes 4 and 8. In addition, a small inversion on Chromosome 1 was identified between M. truncatula and M. sativa. GBS enabled us to develop a saturated linkage map formore » alfalfa that greatly improved genome coverage relative to previous maps and that will facilitate investigation of genome structure. GBS could be used in breeding populations to accelerate molecular breeding in alfalfa.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK (United States)
  2. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing (China)[
  3. University of California, Davis, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; USDA; Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; China Scholarship Council
OSTI Identifier:
1627951
Grant/Contract Number:  
2009-65504-05809
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
G3
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 4; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 2160-1836
Publisher:
Genetics Society of America
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; genetic linkage map; autotetraploid alfalfa; genotyping-by-sequencing

Citation Formats

Li, Xuehui, Wei, Yanling, Acharya, Ananta, Jiang, Qingzhen, Kang, Junmei, and Brummer, E. Charles. A Saturated Genetic Linkage Map of Autotetraploid Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Developed Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing Is Highly Syntenous with the Medicago truncatula Genome. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1534/g3.114.012245.
Li, Xuehui, Wei, Yanling, Acharya, Ananta, Jiang, Qingzhen, Kang, Junmei, & Brummer, E. Charles. A Saturated Genetic Linkage Map of Autotetraploid Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Developed Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing Is Highly Syntenous with the Medicago truncatula Genome. United States. https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.114.012245
Li, Xuehui, Wei, Yanling, Acharya, Ananta, Jiang, Qingzhen, Kang, Junmei, and Brummer, E. Charles. Thu . "A Saturated Genetic Linkage Map of Autotetraploid Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Developed Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing Is Highly Syntenous with the Medicago truncatula Genome". United States. https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.114.012245. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1627951.
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title = {A Saturated Genetic Linkage Map of Autotetraploid Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Developed Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing Is Highly Syntenous with the Medicago truncatula Genome},
author = {Li, Xuehui and Wei, Yanling and Acharya, Ananta and Jiang, Qingzhen and Kang, Junmei and Brummer, E. Charles},
abstractNote = {A genetic linkage map is a valuable tool for quantitative trait locus mapping, map-based gene cloning, comparative mapping, and whole-genome assembly. Alfalfa, one of the most important forage crops in the world, is autotetraploid, allogamous, and highly heterozygous, characteristics that have impeded the construction of a high-density linkage map using traditional genetic marker systems. Using genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS), we constructed low-cost, reasonably high-density linkage maps for both maternal and paternal parental genomes of an autotetraploid alfalfa F1 population. The resulting maps contain 3591 single-nucleotide polymorphism markers on 64 linkage groups across both parents, with an average density of one marker per 1.5 and 1.0 cM for the maternal and paternal haplotype maps, respectively. Chromosome assignments were made based on homology of markers to the M. truncatula genome. Four linkage groups representing the four haplotypes of each alfalfa chromosome were assigned to each of the eight Medicago chromosomes in both the maternal and paternal parents. The alfalfa linkage groups were highly syntenous with M. truncatula, and clearly identified the known translocation between Chromosomes 4 and 8. In addition, a small inversion on Chromosome 1 was identified between M. truncatula and M. sativa. GBS enabled us to develop a saturated linkage map for alfalfa that greatly improved genome coverage relative to previous maps and that will facilitate investigation of genome structure. GBS could be used in breeding populations to accelerate molecular breeding in alfalfa.},
doi = {10.1534/g3.114.012245},
journal = {G3},
number = 10,
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Aug 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Thu Aug 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}

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