Fine Mapping of PApo1: The Apomixis Locus in Buffelgrass.
(C07-jessup246797-oral)
Authors:
R.W. Jessup* - Texas A&M Univ.
B.L. Burson - USDA-ARS, College Station, TX K. Renganayaki - Texas A&M Univ.
M.A. Hussey - Texas A&M Univ.
Abstract:
Apomixis (asexual reproduction through seed) is a trait of agronomic importance that has received much attention with the advent of modern molecular technologies. Mapping studies have revealed that a single genetic locus exerts major control over apomixis in several grass species. However, detailed mapping efforts have been complicated by suppressed recombination in this region. Several approaches have been taken to dissect the apomixis locus, PApo1, in buffelgrass [Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link syn.
Cenchrus ciliaris L.]. First, bulked-segregant-analysis (BSA) was used to saturate the region where PApo1 is located. In addition to the two previously identified RFLPs, one SSR and 10 AFLPs were determined to be closely linked to PApo1. Second, the buffelgrass mapping population was increased from 87 to 200 hybrids in order to identify additional recombinant genotypes. Only one more
recombinant genotype was identified, which kept the map resolution relatively constant near PApo1.
Third, association mapping of markers linked to PApo1 was conducted across 250 buffelgrass plant introductions. This approach identified additional recombination events flanking the PApo1 locus that have occurred during the evolution of buffelgrass. These have increased the map resolution. Implications this research has towards map-based cloning of the apomixis gene(s) will be discussed.
Speaker Information: Russell Jessup, Texas A&M Univ., MS 2474 TAMU Dep. of Soil & Crop Sciences Te, College Station, TX 77843-2474; Phone: 979-845-6585; E-mail: [email protected]
Session Information: Tuesday, November 4, 2003, 1:55 PM-3:15 PM Presentation Start: 3:00 PM
Keywords: Apomixis; Buffelgrass; Linkage Map; Poaceae
