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Dissection of Agronomic Traits in Crops by Association Mapping

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Any type of genetic mapping is limited by the number of recombinations since the last common ancestor of the mapping population. Traditionally, genetic linkage mapping has been conducted within families derived from two parents after one or two generations. In contrast, association mapping, or linkage disequilibrium mapping (LD mapping), is conducted within populations in which relatedness is not established. Thus, the genetic resolution, as defined by the number of recombinations since the last common ancestor, are magnitudes higher in ‘population-mapping’ as compared to ‘family-mapping’. Recent efforts are seeking to combine population- and family-mapping methodology, thus creating unprecedented genetic resolution. This chapter describes the current status and prospects of LD mapping in crops.

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Chen, Y. (2013). Dissection of Agronomic Traits in Crops by Association Mapping. In: Lübberstedt, T., Varshney, R. (eds) Diagnostics in Plant Breeding. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5687-8_6

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