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ABSTRACT: Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis of kernel shape and weight in common wheat was conducted using a set of 131 recombinant
inbred lines (RIL) derived from ‘Chuan 35050’בShannong 483’. The RIL and their two parental genotypes were evaluated for
kernel length (KL), kernel width (KW), thousand-kernel weight (TKW), and test weight (TW) in four different environments.
Twenty QTL were located on 12 chromosomes, 1A, 1B, 1D, 2A, 2B, 3B, 4A, 4B, 5D, 6A, 6B, and 7B, with single QTL in different
environments explaining 5.9–26.4% of the phenotypic variation. Six, three, four, and seven QTL were detected for KL, KW, TKW,
and TW, respectively. The additive effects for 17 QTL were positive with Chuan 35050 increasing the QTL effects, whereas the
remaining three QTL were negative with Shannong 483 increasing the effects. Eight QTL (40%) were detected in two or more environments.
Two QTL clusters relating to KW, TKW, and TW were located on chromosomes 2A and 5D, and the co-located QTL on chromosome 6A
involved a QTL for KW found in two environments and a QTL for TKW detected in four environments.
Euphytica 04/2012; 165(3):615-624. · 1.55 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Nutrient use efficiency (NuUE), comprising nutrient uptake and utilization efficiency, is regarded as one of the most important factors for wheat yield. In the present study, six morphological, nine nutrient content and nine nutrient utilization efficiency traits were investigated at the seedling stage using a set of recombinant inbred lines (RILs), under hydroponic culture of 12 treatments including single nutrient levels and two- and three-nutrient combinations treatments of N, P and K. For the 12 designed treatments, a total of 380 quantitative trait loci (QTLs) on 20 chromosomes for the 24 traits were detected. Of these, 87, 149 and 144 QTLs for morphological, nutrient content and nutrient utilization efficiency traits were found, respectively. Using the data of the average value (AV) across 12 treatments, 70 QTLs were detected for 23 traits. Most QTLs were located in new marker regions. Twenty-six important QTL clusters were mapped on 13 chromosomes, 1A, 1B, 1D, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 5D, 6A, 6B, 7A and 7B. Of these, ten clusters involved 147 QTLs (38.7%) for investigated traits, indicating that these 10 loci were more important for the NuUE of N, P and K. We found evidence for cooperative uptake and utilization (CUU) of N, P and K in the early growth period at both the phenotype and QTL level. The correlation coefficients (r) between nutrient content and nutrient utilization efficiency traits for N, P and K were almost all significantly positive correlations. A total of 32 cooperative CUU loci (L1-L32) were found, which included 190 out of the 293 QTLs (64.8%) for the nutrient uptake and utilization efficiency traits, indicating that the CUU-QTLs were common for N, P and K. The CUU-QTLs in L3, L7, L16 and L28 were relatively stable. The CUU-QTLs may explain the CUU phenotype at the QTL level.
Theoretical and Applied Genetics 11/2011; 124(5):851-65. · 3.30 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: DArT and SSR markers were used to saturate and improve a previous genetic map of RILs derived from the cross Chuan35050 × Shannong483. The new map comprised 719 loci, 561 of which were located on specific chromosomes, giving a total map length of 4008.4 cM; the rest 158 loci were mapped to the most likely intervals. The average chromosome length was 190.9 cM and the marker density was 7.15 cM per marker interval. Among the 719 loci, the majority of marker loci were DArTs (361); the rest included 170 SSRs, 100 EST-SSRs, and 88 other molecular and biochemical loci. QTL mapping for fatty acid content in wheat grain was conducted in this study. Forty QTLs were detected in different environments, with single QTL explaining 3.6-58.1% of the phenotypic variations. These QTLs were distributed on 16 chromosomes. Twenty-two QTLs showed positive additive effects, with Chuan35050 increasing the QTL effects, whereas 18 QTLs were negative with increasing effects from Shannong483. Six sets of co-located QTLs for different traits occurred on chromosomes 1B, 1D, 2D, 5D, and 6B.
Plant Science 07/2011; 181(1):65-75. · 2.94 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Abstract The occurrence of homologous recombination in influenza viruses has been under some debate recently. To determine the extent of homologous recombination in influenza C virus, recombination analyses of all available gene sequences of influenza C virus were carried out. No recombination signal was found. With the previous evidence in influenza A and B viruses, it seems that homologous recombination has minimal or no effect on influenza virus evolution.
Virology Journal. 01/2010;
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ABSTRACT: The occurrence of homologous recombination in influenza viruses has been under some debate recently. To determine the extent of homologous recombination in influenza C virus, recombination analyses of all available gene sequences of influenza C virus were carried out. No recombination signal was found. With the previous evidence in influenza A and B viruses, it seems that homologous recombination has minimal or no effect on influenza virus evolution.
Virology Journal 01/2010; 7:227. · 2.34 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Canine distemper virus (CDV) has high prevalence in the world dog population and poses an important conservation threat to many carnivore species. In this study, extensive phylogenetic and recombination analyses were performed on all available complete haemagglutinin gene sequences and a strain (AF178038) isolated from giant panda was identified as putative recombinant. Interestingly, the mosaic was produced by recombination between genotypes European wildlife and Asia-1 and the recombination event involves viruses infecting different host species. This finding may have important implications for the evolution of CDV.
Virus Research 10/2008; 136(1-2):198-201. · 2.94 Impact Factor
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Journal of Virology 08/2008; 82(13):6782. · 5.40 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Influenza B viruses cause a significant amount of morbidity and mortality. The occurrence of homologous recombination in influenza viruses is controversial. To determine the extent of homologous recombination in influenza B viruses, recombination analyses of 2,650 sequences representing all eight segments of the influenza B viruses were carried out. Only four sequences were indentified as putative recombinants, which were verified using phylogenetic methods. However, the mosaics detected here were much likely to represent cases of laboratory-generated artificial recombinants. As in other myxoviruses, it is unlikely that homologous recombination plays a major role in influenza B virus evolution.
Virology Journal 02/2008; 5:65. · 2.34 Impact Factor
