To uncover the genetics of rice grain weight, we constructed an RIL population derived from a cross between a large grain accession M201 and a small size variety JY293. Specific Locus Amplified Fragment Sequencing (SLAF-Seq) technology was used to genotype two bulked DNA pools made from individual DNA of the heaviest 30 lines and the lightest 30 lines according to the 1000 grain weight (TGW). B...

A set of 10 SNPs associated with reading ability in 7-year-olds was reported based on initial pooled analyses of 100K SNP chip data, with follow-up testing stages using pooling and individual testing. Here we examine this association in an adolescent population sample of Australian twins and siblings (N = 1177) aged 12 to 25 years. One (rs1842129) of the 10 SNPs approached significance (P = .05...

By physically mapping 3025 loci including 252 phenotypically characterized genes and 17 quantitative trait loci (QTLs) relative to 334 deletion breakpoints, we localized the gene-containing fraction to 29% of the wheat genome present as 18 major and 30 minor gene-rich regions (GRRs). The GRRs varied both in gene number and density. The five largest GRRs physically spanning <3% of the genome con...

BACKGROUND Five participants of the QTL-MAS 2009 workshop applied QTL analyses to the workshop common data set which contained a time-related trait: cumulative yield. Underlying the trait were 18 QTLs for three parameters of a logistic growth curve that was used for simulating the trait. METHODS Different statistical models and methods were employed to detect QTLs and estimate position and ef...

High throughput low-density SNP arrays provide a cost-effective solution for population genetic studies and monitoring of diversity as well structure commonly implemented in real time stock assessment commercially important fish species. However, the application high invasive species has so far not been implemented. We developed species-specific array comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi based on whole...

Linkage disequilibrium (LD) is a measure of the degree of association between alleles in a population. The detection of disease-causing variants by association with neighbouring single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) depends on the existence of strong LD between them. Previous studies have indicated that the extent of LD is highly variable in different chromosome regions and different populatio...

This study focused on a Yunnan landrace of rice, Kunmingxiaobaigu, to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling cold tolerance at the reproductive stage using DNA markers. A linkage map with 16 linkage groups covering 1,354.4 cM with a total of 122 markers was constructed based on an F2 population consisting of 250 individuals of a cross between Kunmingxiaobaigu and a Japanese variety...

Improved eating quality is a major breeding target in japonica rice due to market demand. In this study, we performed genetic analysis to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) that control rice eating quality traits using 192 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from a cross between two japonica cultivars, 'Suweon365' and 'Chucheongbyeo'. We evaluated the stickiness (ST) and overall evalua...

The aim of this study was to identify genomic regions underlying milk production traits in the Valle del Belice dairy sheep using regional heritability mapping (RHM). Repeated measurements for yield (MY), fat percentage and (F% FY) protein (P% PY), collected over a period 6 years (2006–2012) on 481 ewes, were used analysis. Animals genotyped with Illumina 50k SNP chip. Variance components, heri...

The effect of altering uterine space available to developing conceptuses on placental and endometrial protein secretion and endometrial 3 H-thymidine incorporation on Days 25 and 35 of gestation was tested. Gilts bred at estrus (Day 0) were laparotomized on Day 4, and the uterine horn ipsilateral to the ovary with the most ovulations was ligated midway between the uterine tip and uterine bifurc...