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An RFLP-based map consisting of 160 loci was constructed in an intervarietal cross of foxtail millet [Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.], Longgu 25×Pagoda Flower Green. The map comprises nine linkage groups, which were aligned with the nine foxtail millet chromosomes using trisomic lines, and spans 964 cM. The intraspecific map was compared to an interspecific map, constructed in a S. italica×S. viridis cross. Both the order of the markers and the genetic distances between the loci were highly conserved. Deviations from the expected 1 : 2 : 1 Mendelian segregation ratios were observed in both the intra- and inter-specific populations. The segregation data indicate that chromosome VIII in the Longgu 25×Pagoda Flower Green cross carries a gene that strongly affects gamete fertility.
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Received: 18 December 1996 / Accepted: 4 August 1997
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Wang, Z., Devos, K., Liu, C. et al. Construction of RFLP-based maps of foxtail millet, Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.. Theor Appl Genet 96, 31–36 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220050705
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220050705