Evolutionary history of the NAM-B1 gene in wild and domesticated tetraploid wheat.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The NAM-B1 gene in wheat has for almost three decades been extensively studied and utilized in breeding programs because of its significant impact on grain protein and mineral content and pleiotropic effects on senescence rate and grain size. First detected in wild emmer wheat, the wild-type allele of the gene has been introgressed into durum and bread wheat. Later studies have, however, also found the presence of the wild-type allele in some domesticated subspecies. In this study we trace the evolutionary history of the NAM-B1 in tetraploid wheat species and evaluate it as a putative domestication gene.

Results

Genotyping of wild and landrace tetraploid accessions showed presence of only null alleles in durum. Domesticated emmer wheats contained both null alleles

SUBMITTER: Lundstrom M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5738170 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature