title: Construction of a genetic linkage map of the model legume Lotus japonicus using an intraspecific F2 population.
abstract: Among leguminous plants, the model legume Lotus japonicus (Regel) Larsen has many biological and genetic advantages. We have developed a genetic linkage map of L. japonicus based on amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP), simple sequence repeat polymorphism (SSRP) and derived cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (dCAPS). The F2 mapping population used was derived from a cross between two L. japonicus accessions Gifu B-129 and Miyakojima MG-20. These parental accessions showed remarkable cytological differences, particularly with respect to size and morphology of chromosomes 1 and 2. Using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with BAC clones from Gifu B-129 and TAC (Transformation-competent Artificial Chromosome) clones from Miyakojima MG-20, a reciprocal translocation was found to be responsible for the cytological differences between chromosomes 1 and 2. The borders of the translocations were identified by FISH and by alignment toward the L. filicaulis x L. japonicus Gifu B-129 linkage map. The markers from the main translocated region were located on linkage groups 1 and 2 of the two accessions, Gifu B-129 and Miyakojima MG-20, respectively. The framework of the linkage map was constructed based on codominant markers, and then dominant markers were integrated separately in each linkage group of the parents. The resulting linkage groups correspond to the six pairs of chromosomes of L. japonicus and consist of 287 markers with 487.3 cM length in Gifu B-129 and 277 markers with 481.6 cM length in Miyakojima MG-20. The map and marker information is available through the World Wide Web at http://www.kazusa.or.jp/lotus/.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miyahara
authors.forename: S
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authors.lastname: Sato
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authors.lastname: Kato
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authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
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authors.lastname: Taketa
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authors.lastname: Hayashi
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authors.lastname: Pedrosa
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authors.lastname: Onda
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authors.lastname: Imaizumi-Anraku
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authors.lastname: Bachmair
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authors.lastname: Sandal
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authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stougaard
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authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Murooka
authors.forename: S
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authors.lastname: Tabata
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authors.lastname: Kawasaki
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authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
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authors.lastname: Harada
mesh_terms: D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D017343:Genes, Plant / Q000502:physiology*; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D005819:Genetic Markers; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D000070116:Lotus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D008938:Mitosis; D008954:Models, Biological; D018514:Plant Structures; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers