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Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis is a rapid and efficient technique for detecting large numbers of DNA markers in eucalypts. We have used AFLP markers in a two-way pseudo-testcross strategy to generate genetic maps of two clones of different Eucalyptus species (E. tereticornis and E. globulus). Of 606 polymorphic fragments scored, 487 segregated in a 1 : 1 ratio, corresponding to DNA polymorphisms heterozygous in one parent and null in the other. In the maternal E. tereticornis map, 268 markers were ordered in 14 linkage groups (919 cM); the paternal E. globulus map had 200 markers in 16 linkage groups (967 cM). Results from PGRI software were compared with MAPMAKER. The average density of markers was approximately 1 per 3.9 cM. Framework markers were ordered with an average confidence level of 90%, covering 80–100% of the estimated Eucalyptus genome size. In order to investigate the homologies between the E. tereticornis and the E. globulus genetic linkage maps, we included 19 markers segregating 3 : 1 in the analysis. Some homeologous linkage groups were recognized. The linkage data developed in these maps will be used to detect loci controlling commercially important traits.
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Received: 17 July 1997 / Accepted: 13 October 1997
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Marques, C., Araújo, J., Ferreira, J. et al. AFLP genetic maps of Eucalyptus globulus and E. tereticornis. Theor Appl Genet 96, 727–737 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220050795
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220050795