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Article: Identification of major and minor QTL for ecologically important morphological traits in three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
Title | Identification of major and minor QTL for ecologically important morphological traits in three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) |
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Keywords | QTL Morphology Genetic linkage map Body shape Gasterosteus aculeatus |
Issue Date | 2014 |
Citation | G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2014, v. 4, n. 4, p. 595-604 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping studies of Pacific three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) have uncovered several genomic regions controlling variability in different morphological traits, but QTL studies of Atlantic sticklebacks are lacking. We mapped QTL for 40 morphological traits, including body size, body shape, and body armor, in a F2 full-sib cross between northern European marine and freshwater three-spined sticklebacks. A total of 52 significant QTL were identified at the 5% genomewide level. One major QTL explaining 74.4% of the total variance in lateral plate number was detected on LG4, whereas several major QTL for centroid size (a proxy for body size), and the lengths of two dorsal spines, pelvic spine, and pelvic girdle were mapped on LG21 with the explained variance ranging from 27.9% to 57.6%. Major QTL for landmark coordinates defining body shape variation also were identified on LG21, with each explaining ≥ 15% of variance in body shape. Multiple QTL for different traits mapped on LG21 overlapped each other, implying pleiotropy and/or tight linkage. Thus, apart from providing confirmatory data to support conclusions born out of earlier QTL studies of Pacific sticklebacks, this study also describes several novel QTL of both major and smaller effect for ecologically important traits. The finding that many major QTL mapped on LG21 suggests that this linkage group might be a hotspot for genetic determinants of ecologically important morphological traits in three-spined sticklebacks. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/292819 |
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dc.contributor.author | Liu, Jun | - |
dc.contributor.author | Shikano, Takahito | - |
dc.contributor.author | Leinonen, Tuomas | - |
dc.contributor.author | Cano, José Manuel | - |
dc.contributor.author | Li, Meng Hua | - |
dc.contributor.author | Merilä, Juha | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-17T14:57:17Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-11-17T14:57:17Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2014, v. 4, n. 4, p. 595-604 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/292819 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping studies of Pacific three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) have uncovered several genomic regions controlling variability in different morphological traits, but QTL studies of Atlantic sticklebacks are lacking. We mapped QTL for 40 morphological traits, including body size, body shape, and body armor, in a F2 full-sib cross between northern European marine and freshwater three-spined sticklebacks. A total of 52 significant QTL were identified at the 5% genomewide level. One major QTL explaining 74.4% of the total variance in lateral plate number was detected on LG4, whereas several major QTL for centroid size (a proxy for body size), and the lengths of two dorsal spines, pelvic spine, and pelvic girdle were mapped on LG21 with the explained variance ranging from 27.9% to 57.6%. Major QTL for landmark coordinates defining body shape variation also were identified on LG21, with each explaining ≥ 15% of variance in body shape. Multiple QTL for different traits mapped on LG21 overlapped each other, implying pleiotropy and/or tight linkage. Thus, apart from providing confirmatory data to support conclusions born out of earlier QTL studies of Pacific sticklebacks, this study also describes several novel QTL of both major and smaller effect for ecologically important traits. The finding that many major QTL mapped on LG21 suggests that this linkage group might be a hotspot for genetic determinants of ecologically important morphological traits in three-spined sticklebacks. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | QTL | - |
dc.subject | Morphology | - |
dc.subject | Genetic linkage map | - |
dc.subject | Body shape | - |
dc.subject | Gasterosteus aculeatus | - |
dc.title | Identification of major and minor QTL for ecologically important morphological traits in three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1534/g3.114.010389 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 24531726 | - |
dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC4059232 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84898900381 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 4 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 595 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 604 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2160-1836 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000334694100004 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 2160-1836 | - |