Molecular Markers in
Plant Genetics and Biotechnology
Dominique de Vienne (ed.): Institute National de la
Recherche Agronomique, Versailles, France
ISBN 978-1-57808-239-1; 2003; 248 Pages; US $ 88.50
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The first chapter details the different
techniques of molecular markers, emphasizing genetic aspects, because these
determine the type of use one can put it to. The construction of genetic
linkage maps is the subject of the second chapter, where the advantages and
disadvantages of the most common mapping populations are specified. The
particular case of mapping of major genes, especially for the purpose of
positional cloning, is addressed in the third chapter. Detection and
applications of QTLs controlling the expression of quantitative traits are
presented in the fourth chapter, which also tackles the complex question of
their identification. The fifth chapter underscores the major contribution
of molecular markers in the analysis of the structure and evolution of
natural populations. Finally, the advantages of markers in selection, for
studies of diversity and in the context of marker-assisted selection, are
discussed in the last chapter. The authors have attempted to highlight the
principles of markers, and also to illustrate them systematically with
relevant bibliographical results.
INTRODUCTION
PRINCIPAL
SOURCES OF MOLECULAR MARKERS:
D. de Vienne, S. Santoni et al. and
M. Falaque. Criteria of Classification
.
Codominant Markers Detected Individually
. Patterns of Multiple
Dominant Markers: Genetic Fingerprinting
. Polymorphism of
Number of Tandem Repeats
. Gene Markers: cDNA and Proteins
. What Markers are Suitable for What Purpose?
CONSTRUCTION
OF GENETIC LINKAGE MAPS:
D. de Vienne . The Concept of
Genetic Distance
. Comparing the Most Commonly used Populations
. F2 Populations
. Recombinant Inbred Lines
.
Populations Derived from Non-fixed Parents
. Comparing the
Various Types of Populations
. Fundamentals of Genetics Maps
MAPPING OF MAJOR GENES:
D. de Vienne .
Approaches to Mapping of Major Genes
. Use of Markers for
Cloning Major Genes
MAPPING AND CHARACTERIZING QUANTITATIVE TRAIT
LOCI:
D. de Vienne and
M. Causse . Principle of
QTL Mapping
. Genetic and Molecular Bases of Quantitative Trait
Variation
MOLECULAR MARKERS IN POPULATION GENETICS:
A. Kremer
and
S. Mariette . Specific Contributions of Molecular
Markers in Comparison to Enzyme Markers
. Analysis of Molecular
Diversity
. Polymorphism within a Population
.
Differentiation between Populations
. Gene Flow
APPLICATION
OF MARKERS IN SELECTION:
A. Charcosset and
A. Gallais .
Contribution of Diversity Studies to Selection
.
Marker-assisted Selection
. Marker-assisted Recurrent Selection
APPENDICES
