title: The first linkage map of the American mink (Mustela vison).
abstract: Described herein, the first microsatellite linkage map for the American mink consists of 85 microsatellite markers resolved into 17 linkage groups. The map was constructed using 92 F(1) progeny from five sire families created by crossing mink with different colour types. The linkage groups ranged from 0 to 137 cM. These linkage groups were assigned to 12 of the 14 mink autosomes using a somatic cell hybrid panel. The total map covered 690 sex-averaged Kosambi units with an average marker spacing of 8 cM. This map will facilitate further genetic mapping of monogenic characters and QTL.
authors.affiliation: The Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Basic Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Division of Animal Genetics and Bioinformatics, Frederiksberg C, Denmark. ran@life.ku.dk
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anistoroaei
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menzorov
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Serov
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farid
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D005260:Female; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D005819:Genetic Markers; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D008907:Mink / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D040641:Quantitative Trait Loci
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers