Title
New transcriptome-based snp markers for noug (Guizotia abyssinica) and their conversion to kasp markers for population genetics analyses
Date Issued
01 November 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Tsehay S.
Johansson E.
Bekele E.
Tesfaye K.
Hammenhag C.
Geleta M.
Swedish University
Publisher(s)
MDPI AG
Abstract
The development and use of genomic resources are essential for understanding the population genetics of crops for their efficient conservation and enhancement. Noug (Guizotia abyssinica) is an economically important oilseed crop in Ethiopia and India. The present study sought to develop new DNA markers for this crop. Transcriptome sequencing was conducted on two genotypes and 628 transcript sequences containing 959 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were developed. A competitive allele-specific PCR (KASP) assay was developed for the SNPs and used for genotyping of 24 accessions. A total of 554 loci were successfully genotyped across the accessions, and 202 polymorphic loci were used for population genetics analyses. Polymorphism information content (PIC) of the loci varied from 0.01 to 0.37 with a mean of 0.24, and about 49% of the loci showed significant deviation from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The mean expected heterozygosity was 0.27 suggesting moderately high genetic variation within accessions. Low but significant differentiation existed among accessions (FST = 0.045, p < 0.0001). Landrace populations from isolated areas may have useful mutations and should be conserved and used in breeding this crop. The genomic resources developed in this study were shown to be useful for population genetics research and can also be used in, e.g., association genetics.
Start page
1
End page
23
Volume
11
Issue
11
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Genética, Herencia Biología celular, Microbiología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85096452913
PubMed ID
Source
Genes
ISSN of the container
20734425
Sponsor(s)
Funding: This work is part of the development research project 2014-03517 financed by the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet, VR), to which the authors are grateful.
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