Molecular marker databases.
The detection and analysis of genetic variation plays an important role in plant breeding and this role is increasing with the continued development of genome sequencing technologies. Molecular genetic markers are important tools to characterize genetic variation and assist with genomic breeding. Processing and storing the growing abundance of molecular marker data being produced requires the development of specific bioinformatics tools and advanced databases. Molecular marker databases range from species specific through to organism wide and often host a variety of additional related genetic, genomic, or phenotypic information. In this chapter, we will present some of the features of plant molecular genetic marker databases, highlight the various types of marker resources, and predict the potential future direction of crop marker databases.
School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Kaitao
K
Lai
Michał Tadeusz
MT
Lorenc
David
D
Edwards
D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000235:genetics; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D005819:Genetic Markers
D005819:Genetic Markers