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Construction of two genetic linkage maps in cultivated tetraploid alfalfa (Medicago sativa) using microsatellite and AFLP markers.
BMC plant biology - 19 Dec 2003
Julier Bernadette, Flajoulot Sandrine, Barre Philippe, Cardinet Gaëlle, Santoni Sylvain, Huguet Thierry, Huyghe Christian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is a major forage crop. The genetic progress is slow in this legume species because of its autotetraploidy and allogamy. The genetic structure of this species makes the construction of genetic maps difficult. To reach this objective, and to be able to detect QTLs in segregating populations, we used the available codominant microsatellite markers (SSRs), most of them...
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