Single nucleotide polymorphism discovery in elite North American potato germplasm.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current breeding approaches in potato rely almost entirely on phenotypic evaluations; molecular markers, with the exception of a few linked to disease resistance traits, are not widely used. Large-scale sequence datasets generated primarily through Sanger Expressed Sequence Tag projects are available from a limited number of potato cultivars and access to next generation sequencing technologies permits rapid generation of sequence data for additional cultivars. When coupled with the advent of high throughput genotyping methods, an opportunity now exists for potato breeders to incorporate considerably more genotypic data into their decision-making.

Results

To identify a large number of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in elite potato germplasm, we sequenced n

SUBMITTER: Hamilton JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3128068 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature