Youlu Yuan and his team at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) Cotton Research Institute have successfully created a high-density genetic map using upland cotton’s recombinant inbred line (RIL) population. The team also identified crucial genes that are negatively correlated with cotton yield and fiber quality. This breakthrough lays the foundation for coordinated improvement of multiple cotton traits.
The research has been published online in the “Journal of Advanced Research,” which is an internationally renowned journal with an impact factor of 10.7. The research article is titled, “Genetic linkage analysis of stable QTLs in Gossypium hirsutum RIL population revealed function of GhCesA4 in fiber development.”
In this study, genotype information of the RIL population was obtained using Specific-Locus Amplified Fragment Sequencing (SLAF) technology. SLAF is a Reduced Representation Bisulfite Sequencing (RRBS) technology self-developed by BMKGENE, enabling cost-effective genotyping of large-scale populations. This technology facilitates the access to genotype information, which could be used for subsequent analysis like association of genotype with phenotype, thereby mining genetic information related to traits.
BMKGENE has successfully executed over 2000 SLAF projects, accumulating extensive experience in different species.
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Post time: Feb-19-2024