Linkage disequilibrium and fingerprinting in sugar beet

Kraft, T. ; Hansen, M. ; Nilsson, N.-O.
Springer
Published 2000
ISSN:
1432-2242
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Key words AFLP ; Fingerprinting ; Linkage disequilibrium ; Sugar beet
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
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Abstract  It has been suggested that map information for molecular markers can be used to strengthen finterprinting analyses. The success of this strategy depends on the distribution of linkage disequilibrium over the genome. Using 451 mapped AFLP markers, we investigated the occurrence of linkage disequilibrium in nine sugar beet breeding lines. A low but significant level of linkage disequilibrium was found for unlinked markers. Only for very tigthly linked (〈3 cM) markers was this level substantially higher. This implies that little is gained in utilising the map position of the markers in fingerprinting applications.
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