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Genetics, Vol. 161, 333-344, May 2002, Copyright © 2002

Genetic Analysis of Traits Distinguishing Outcrossing and Self-Pollinating Forms of Currant Tomato, Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium (Jusl.) Mill.

Michael S. Georgiadya, Richard W. Whitkusa, and Elizabeth M. Lorda
a Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521

Corresponding author: Elizabeth M. Lord, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521., lord{at}citrus.ucr.edu (E-mail)

Communicating editor: J. B. WALSH

The evolution of inbreeding is common throughout the angiosperms, although little is known about the developmental and genetic processes involved. Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium (currant tomato) is a self-compatible species with variation in outcrossing rate correlated with floral morphology. Mature flowers from inbreeding and outcrossing populations differ greatly in characters affecting mating behavior (petal, anther, and style lengths); other flower parts (sepals, ovaries) show minimal differences. Analysis of genetic behavior, including quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping, was performed on representative selfing and outcrossing plants derived from two contrasting natural populations. Six morphological traits were analyzed: flowers per inflorescence; petal, anther, and style lengths; and lengths of the fertile and sterile portions of anthers. All traits were smaller in the selfing parent and had continuous patterns of segregation in the F2. Phenotypic correlations among traits were all positive, but varied in strength. Quantitative trait locus mapping was done using 48 RFLP markers. Five QTL total were found involving four of the six traits: total anther length, anther sterile length, style length, and flowers per inflorescence. Each of these four traits had a QTL of major (>25%) effect on phenotypic variance.




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