9624 Comparison of BC and F2 Populations for Mapping an Interspecific Hybrid (G. darwinii x G. hirsutum)

Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Salon H (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Salon H (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Salon H (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
Juliana Osorio and James McD. Stewart, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
BC1F2 and F2 populations of 100 plants each were generated from the same plant of an interspecific cross between G. darwinii and G. hirsutum.  AFLP molecular makers were used to generate a genetic map from each population.  A comparison of the maps generated from each population will be reported.