Amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLP) technique was used to analyze the fingerprint- ing of four successive generations of Fenneropenaeus chinensis to reveal their disease-resistance traits. Some loci showed ...Amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLP) technique was used to analyze the fingerprint- ing of four successive generations of Fenneropenaeus chinensis to reveal their disease-resistance traits. Some loci showed quite different genetic frequencies due to artificial selection, which implied that these fragments were putative markers related to the disease-resistance trait. We developed a simple and effective method to fur- ther characterize these AFLP fragments. Specific AFLP bands were cut directly from polyacrylamide gels, re-amplified, cloned and sequenced. Eight putative genetic markers were sequenced and their sizes ranged from 63 to 209 bp. The sequences were submitted to dbGSS (database of Genome Sequence Survey); and the BLAST analysis showed low similarity to the function genes, indicating these markers were tightly linked to a dis- ease-resistance trait but were not functional genes.展开更多
基金This research was supported by special funds from the National KeyBasic Research Program (G1999012007) and the National High-TechResearch and Development Program of China (863 Program,2001AA620105)
文摘Amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLP) technique was used to analyze the fingerprint- ing of four successive generations of Fenneropenaeus chinensis to reveal their disease-resistance traits. Some loci showed quite different genetic frequencies due to artificial selection, which implied that these fragments were putative markers related to the disease-resistance trait. We developed a simple and effective method to fur- ther characterize these AFLP fragments. Specific AFLP bands were cut directly from polyacrylamide gels, re-amplified, cloned and sequenced. Eight putative genetic markers were sequenced and their sizes ranged from 63 to 209 bp. The sequences were submitted to dbGSS (database of Genome Sequence Survey); and the BLAST analysis showed low similarity to the function genes, indicating these markers were tightly linked to a dis- ease-resistance trait but were not functional genes.