1st Edition

Molecular Markers in Plant Genetics and Biotechnology

Edited By Domonique de Vienne Copyright 2003

    The first chapter details the different techniques of molecular markers, emphasizing genetic aspects, because these determine the type of use one can put it to. The construction of genetic linkage maps is the subject of the second chapter, where the advantages and disadvantages of the most common mapping populations are specified. The particular case of mapping of major genes, especially for the purpose of positional cloning, is addressed in the third chapter. Detection and applications of QTLs controlling the expression of quantitative traits are presented in the fourth chapter, which also tackles the complex question of their identification. The fifth chapter underscores the major contribution of molecular markers in the analysis of the structure and evolution of natural populations. Finally, the advantages of markers in selection, for studies of diversity and in the context of marker-assisted selection, are discussed in the last chapter. The authors have attempted to highlight the principles of markers, an

    INTRODUCTION PRINCIPAL SOURCES OF MOLECULAR MARKERS: D. de Vienne, S. Santoni et al. and M. Falaque: Criteria of Classification
    Codominant Markers Detected Individually
    Patterns of Multiple Dominant Markers: Genetic Fingerprinting
    Polymorphism of Number of Tandem Repeats
    Gene Markers: cDNA and Proteins
    What Markers are Suitable for What Purpose? CONSTRUCTION OF GENETIC LINKAGE MAPS: D. de Vienne: The Concept of Genetic Distance
    Comparing the Most Commonly used Populations
    F2 Populations; Recombinant Inbred Lines
    Populations Derived from Non-fixed Parents
    Comparing the Various Types of Populations
    Fundamentals of Genetics Maps MAPPING OF MAJOR GENES: D. de Vienne: Approaches to Mapping of Major Genes
    Use of Markers for Cloning Major Genes MAPPING AND CHARACTERIZING QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI: D. de Vienne and M. Causse
    Principle of QTL Mapping; Genetic and Molecular Bases of Quantitative Trait Variation MOLECULAR MARKERS IN POPULATION GENETICS: A. Kremer and S. Mariette
    Specific Contributions of Molecular Markers in Comparison to Enzyme Markers
    Analysis of Molecular Diversity
    Polymorphism within a Population
    Differentiation between Populations
    Gene Flow APPLICATION OF MARKERS IN SELECTION: A. Charcosset and A. Gallais
    Contribution of Diversity Studies to Selection
    Marker-assisted Selection
    Marker-assisted Recurrent Selection
    APPENDICES

    Biography

    Vienne, Domonique de