Genetics, Vol. 159, 1701-1716, December 2001, Copyright © 2001

A Genetic Map in the Mimulus guttatus Species Complex Reveals Transmission Ratio Distortion due to Heterospecific Interactions

Lila Fishmana, Alan J. Kellyb, Emily Morganb, and John H. Willisa
a Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708
b Department of Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403

Corresponding author: Lila Fishman, Department of Biology, Box 90338, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708., lfishman{at}duke.edu (E-mail)

Communicating editor: J. A. BIRCHLER

As part of a study of the genetics of floral adaptation and speciation in the Mimulus guttatus species complex, we constructed a genetic linkage map of an interspecific cross between M. guttatus and M. nasutus. We genotyped an F2 mapping population (N = 526) at 255 AFLP, microsatellite, and gene-based markers and derived a framework map through repeated rounds of ordering and marker elimination. The final framework map consists of 174 marker loci on 14 linkage groups with a total map length of 1780 cM Kosambi. Genome length estimates (2011–2096 cM) indicate that this map provides thorough coverage of the hybrid genome, an important consideration for QTL mapping. Nearly half of the markers in the full data set (49%) and on the framework map (48%) exhibited significant transmission ratio distortion ({alpha} = 0.05). We localized a minimum of 11 transmission ratio distorting loci (TRDLs) throughout the genome, 9 of which generate an excess of M. guttatus alleles and a deficit of M. nasutus alleles. This pattern indicates that the transmission ratio distortion results from particular interactions between the heterospecific genomes and suggests that substantial genetic divergence has occurred between these Mimulus species. We discuss possible causes of the unequal representation of parental genomes in the F2 generation.




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