Abstract
We show, using the PDR1 element of pea, that dispersed repeated sequences of moderate copy number can be used simply and efficiently to generate markers linked to a trait of interest. Inspection of hybridization patterns of repeated sequences to DNA mixtures of pooled genotypes is a sensitive way of detecting such markers. The large number of bands in tracks of digests of these mixtures allows the simultaneous sampling of loci at many places in the genome, and the many unlinked loci serve as internal controls. It is also shown that intensity ratios calculated from these band differences can be used to give a rough estimate of linkage distance.
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Hellens, R.P., Ellis, T.H.N., Lee, D. et al. Repeated sequences as genetic markers in pooled tissue samples. Plant Mol Biol 22, 153–157 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00039003
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00039003