Microdissection and amplification of the chromosome arm 5S in a rice telo-tetrasomic

The rice aneuploids with telochromosomes are ideal genetic stocks for chromosome arm identification and microdissection. A rice telo-tetrasomic line with two extra short arms of chromosome 5 (5S) was used in the present study. The arms of 5S were microdissected from the prometaphase cells in mitosis and amplified with linker adaptor PCR (LA-PCR). The amplified fragments, ranging from 200-3000 bp, were confirmed to be from the rice chromosome arm 5S by the rice STS and microsatellite markers.

The rice aneuploids with telochromosomes are ideal genetic stocks for chromosome arm identification and microdissection. A rice telo-tetrasomic line with two extra short arms of chromosome 5 (5S) was used in the present study. The amrs of 5S were microdissected from the prometaphase cells in mitosis and amplified with linker adaptor PCR (LA-PCR). The amplified fmgments, ranging from 200–3000 bp, were confirmed to be from the rice chromosome arm 5S by the rice STS and miamatellite markers.