Genetic Diversity, Population Structure, and Linkage Disequilibrium in U.S. Elite Winter Wheat
By Dadong Zhang, G. Bai, Chengsong Zhu, Jianming Yu, B. Carver. 2010
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Information on genetic diversity and population structure of elite wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) breeding lines promotes effective use of genetic resources. We analyzed 205 elite wheat breeding lines from major winter wheat breeding programs in the USA using 245 markers across the wheat genomes. This collection showed a high level of genetic diversity as reflected by allele number per locus (7.2) and polymorphism information content (0.54). However, the diversity of U.S. modern wheat appeared to be lower than previously reported diversity levels in worldwide germplasm collections. As expected, this collection was highly structured according to geographic origin and market class with soft and hard wheat clearly separated from each other. Hard wheat accessions were further divided into three subpopulations. Linkage disequilibrium (LD) was primarily distributed around centromere regions. The mean genome‐wide LD decay estimate was 10 cM (r2 > 0.1), although the extent of LD was highly variable throughout the genome. Our results on genetic diversity of different gene pools and the distribution of LD facilitates the effective use of genetic resources for wheat breeding and the choice of marker density in gene mapping and marker‐assisted breeding.
Subfields: Genetics, Plant Science
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- Association Mapping in Plant Genomes (2012, background): “In self-pollinated species such as rice (Oryza sativa), Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) and wheat (Triticum aestivum) (Garris et al., 2005; Nordborg, 2000; Zhang et al. 2010), LD extends much further as compared to outcrossing species such as maize (Zea mays), grapevine (Vitis vinifera) and rye (”