title: Sorghum bicolor - an important species for comparative grass genomics and a source of beneficial genes for agriculture.
abstract: A high-resolution genetic, physical, and cytological map of the sorghum genome is being assembled using AFLP DNA marker technology, six-dimensional pooling of BAC libraries, cDNA mapping technology, and cytogenetic analysis. Recent advances in sorghum comparative genomics and gene-transfer technology are accelerating the discovery and utilization of valuable sorghum genes and alleles.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA.
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mullet
authors.forename: Robert R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Patricia E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000064:Acclimatization / Q000235:genetics; D000383:Agriculture; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D020224:Expressed Sequence Tags; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D018745:Genome, Plant; D023281:Genomics; D006109:Poaceae / Q000235:genetics*