Genetics, Vol. 150, 1513-1525, December 1998, Copyright © 1998

A Dense Genetic Map of the Silkworm, Bombyx mori, Covering All Chromosomes Based on 1018 Molecular Markers

Yuji Yasukochia
a National Institute of Sericultural and Entomological Science (NISES), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8634, Japan

Corresponding author: Yuji Yasukochi, National Institute of Sericultural and Entomological Science (NISES), Owashi 1-2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8634, Japan., yaskoch{at}nises.affrc.go.jp (E-mail).

Communicating editor: G. A. CHURCHILL

A dense linkage map was constructed for the silkworm, Bombyx mori, containing 1018 genetic markers on all 27 autosomes and the Z chromosome. Most of the markers, covering ~2000 cM, were randomly amplified polymorphic DNAs amplified with primer-pairs in combinations of 140 commercially available decanucleotides. In addition, eight known genes and five visible mutations were mapped. Bombyx homologues of engrailed and invected genes were found to be closely linked, as in Drosophila melanogaster. The average interval between markers was ~2 cM, equal to ~500 kb. The correspondence of seven linkage groups to counterparts of the conventional linkage map was determined. This map is the first linkage map in insects having a large number of chromosomes (n = 28) that covers all chromosomes without any gaps.




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