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. 2013 Mar;63(1):21-30.
doi: 10.1270/jsbbs.63.21. Epub 2013 Mar 1.

DNA marker applications to molecular genetics and genomics in tomato

Kenta Shirasawa  1 , Hideki Hirakawa
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DNA marker applications to molecular genetics and genomics in tomato

Kenta Shirasawa et al. Breed Sci. 2013 Mar.

Abstract

Tomato is an important crop and regarded as an experimental model of the Solanaceae family and of fruiting plants in general. To enhance breeding efficiency and advance the field of genetics, tomato has been subjected to DNA marker studies as one of the earliest targets in plants. The developed DNA markers have been applied to the construction of genetic linkage maps and the resultant maps have contributed to quantitative trait locus (QTL) and gene mappings for agronomically important traits, as well as to comparative genomics of Solanaceae. The recently released whole genome sequences of tomato enable us to develop large numbers of DNA markers comparatively easily, and even promote new genotyping methods without DNA markers. In addition, databases for genomes, DNA markers, genetic linkage maps and other omics data, e.g., transcriptome, proteome, metabolome and phenome information, will provide useful information for molecular breeding in tomatoes. The use of DNA marker technologies in conjunction with new breeding techniques will promise to advance tomato breeding.

Keywords: DNA marker; database; genetic linkage map; genome; protein structure; tomato (Solanum lycopersicum).

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Distribution of DWARF and SELF-PRUNING genes in the tomato lines and S. pennellii revealed by CAPS analysis. Dominant and recessive alleles of DWARF and SELF-PRUNING genes are shown by capital (D, SP) and lowercase (d, sp) letters, respectively. See Shirasawa et al. (2010b) for the details of the plant materials and the experimental conditions.
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