Association mapping of morphological traits in modern cultivars of
Brassica rapa (spp. pekinensis)
Abstract Association mapping allows us to use genetic resources to investigate genetic level of variation within the entire genome of a population. An attempt has been taken to investigate genetic level of variation of important morphological traits related to high productivity of Chinese cabbage. Marker information was gathered from high density integrated linkage map which covers the whole genome of B. rapa organism. We found the existence of useful genetic diversity within 192 B. rapa accessions. Significant linkage disequilibrium (LD) threshold level (r2≥0.01), and a genome-wide average of LD declines within the genetic distance at < 0.001). The negative correlation between HW and NL (P < 0.001) indicates that as increases of HW decreases outer most fully expanded leaf. Similarity for 13 morphological traits with categorical data, the core set (192 accessions) was distributed with different frequencies according to B. rapa descriptors list. The accessions could be divided into two geographic regions such as China and Korea (Table S1).
Clusters of B. rapa accessions by Structure analysis, and kinship estimates
To conduct LD based association mapping fundamental facts that are required to take into account 1) possible genetic structure of mapping population using a model-based approach as to detect the number of specific cluster of individuals (Q-matrix), and 2) the average
There were two types of plants used. Both were of the same species, Brassica rapa but two of the plants contained rosette shaped complexes that were deficient in producing gibberellic acid compared to the wild-type plants. Therefore, they grew smaller and shorter as a phenotype. The Brassicaceae family includes cabbage, cauliflower, spinach, and many others. (
How you ever feel that we, as sons or daughter tend to repeat our parent mistakes? I have always asked myself why and I still have not have the right answer. For example my mother grew up in a very strict environment when she was a child, with my grandmother and my great grandmother coming from a Japanese Culture; my mother grew up to be a very quiet and reserve young adult. She is really kind, strict, helpful and with a very big heart. Although we had our differences when I was growing up, we get along pretty well. One of the things that stand out from her, it is her stubborn personality. Although she is a really good listener, I always feel that it has to be her way. I believe she is more like her way or the
This report presents an overview to: meiosis, chromosomes, traits, genotypes, and phenotypes displayed in the evolution of fast plants. Studying how the genetic information can be passed along one generation to the following. Also, learning various techniques to determine the possible genotypes of the four Wisconsin Fast Plants provided by analyzing the offspring and observing the phenotypic variation within them. Predicting that the parent plant was heterozygous with the first generation also displaying heterogeneous characteristics of non- purple stem/ Green leaves. And discovering that the null hypothesis was rejected for the chi-square being less than 5% meaning the observed phenotypes were due by chance.
Genetic diversity is a measurement of the variation in the nucleotides, genes, chromosomes, whole genome or phenotype of an organism. An understanding of the genetic diversity of lake trout populations is required for effective conservation and management. The Devil Lake trout population has a higher mean heterozygosity than Loughborough Lake’s. Lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, is the keystone species in most northern temperate lakes in North America. They are the top carnivorous species in the fresh water lakes they inhabit and therefore are important in structuring the aquatic ecosystems in which they live. There are several reasons that the genetic variation is greater in Devil Lake. Fishing enthusiasts tend to remove the oldest and most heterozygous individuals. As humans continue to fish and populations begin to dwindle the lakes are restocked by fish bred in hatcheries. Some lakes have greater water temperature change throughout the year, the greater the change the higher the required fitness of the population in order to adequately adapt. If the environment in one lake is diverse it can lead to disruptive selection causing more variation in a populations genome.
This data can be further used by analyzing and providing additional information about the influences of certain characteristics on population genetics.
Other forms of the genotype, (ygr/ YGR) and (YGR/YGR) will result in green leaves. A third gene in Brassica rapa is the rosette mutant, homozygous recessive. The genotype needed for the short, rosette plant form is (ros/ros). The other two genotypes (ros/ROS) and wild type (ROS/ROS) will result in the normal form of the plant. The phenotypes and genotypes are related in that the phenotypes provide a visible indication of the genotype. This is true in an individual with a homozygous recessive gene. However, in the case of dominant genes, since only one copy is needed for the phenotype to be present, then the second copy is not indicated. The second copy can be identified process where two individuals (P1 and P2) with the same dominant phenotype, called the parental generation, are bred. This produces an F1 or first generation of offspring. The F1 generation can also be bred and produce an F2 generation. Each individual in the F1 and F2 generations receives one copy from each parent of the 3-letter genotype code, called an allele.
When creating this diagram I was very confused in how I would represent the generations within my family since I constructed the diagram with my grandparents, my parents, my sisters and I, but also my nephew. It is awesome to see how our family is expanding, but the diagram also allowed me to think of my family in the lens of Family Systems Theory and Therapy.
Genograms are used to graphically represent a family tree and display detailed data on relationships among the individuals included in the family tree. In essence, families are complex systems that interact with kin groups in specific ways, and a genogram helps to show a diagram of a family tree, but also maps out interactions, relationships, traits, and characteristics that may otherwise not be noticed. The purpose of a genogram is to identify and understand patterns in family history which may influence an individual’s personal behavior and traits. Family Systems Theory, presented by Dr. Murray Bowen, suggests that an individual cannot be understood in isolation from their family members. According to Dr. Bowen, the family is an emotional
The two recessive alleles are both on the same chromosome. Genes A and B completely follow Mendel’s principles of inheritance; genes B and C are physically connected together and never are separated from each other at any time during any cell division cycle or fertilization event. Draw below the gamete genotypes that this individual could produce.
recurrent parent,the progeny mean and parental means in irrigated and rainfed conditions for all the characters under study was compared using T statistics between parents and 18 BC2F3 progenies. The mean, minimum, maximum, standard deviation and standard error for all morpho-physiological and agronomic traits measured in all backcross derived lines along with parents presented in table (4.3a,4.3b,4.3c). T-test reveals that mean of MABB derived improved lines were not significantly different from mean of high yielding recurrent parent GW322 and donor HI1500 under stress as well as non stress conditions . The phenotypic performance of improved lines for the traits associated with drought tolerance and other agronomic traits were similar
When investigating genetic diversity in populations using nuclear genetic markers, what are the two main genetic indices (parameters) that investigators typically use?
Researchers screened over 3,000 genes and selected 19 random genomic regions for their comparisons, which was much more than previously cited studies. The regions that were chosen for comparison were attached to a core SNP in the coding region of a gene. This was further qualified using only fully known genomic sequence up to 160 kb in either direction of the core SNP and having a frequency of at least 35% in all ethnic groups sampled. The choice of high-frequency SNPs was explained by known factors that affect the rate. Mainly, that they tend to be found in all populations, when LD are around rare alleles the are expected to extend further because these alleles are younger and have had less recombination, and when around common alleles they tend to be more closely associated with diseases. The researchers examined 251,310 bp and found a total of 272 high-frequency SNP’s of which they chose the 19 that they examined and analyzed for this
Yan’s Article spoke upon STIs, Which are Spontaneous trait inferences. STIs are traits that are made without conscious awareness with least exposure to different trait behaviors. Many experiments were conducted, those experiments being really big on gender roles and stereotypes. These were roughly 2 experiments, those STIs were replicated based on how the gender acted or how the stereotypes were replaced by the STI. In experiment 1 the stronger STIs were made for more consistent gender stereotypes, while the weaker STIs were less consistent with the different behaviors.
This table helps show all the possible genotypes from one set of parents. The table shows that the genotypes purple and starchy are dominant, and the genotypes yellow and sweet are recessive.(stallsmith)