Identification of parental and recombined chromosomes in hybrid derivatives of Lolium multiflorum × Festuca pratensis by genomic in situ hybridization

H. M. Thomas, W. G. Morgan, M. R. Meredith, M. W. Humphreys, J. M. Leggett

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Abstract

Genomic in situ hybridization (GISH) was used to identify Festuca chromatin in mitotic chromosomes of Lolium multiflorum (Lm) × Festuca pratensis (Fp) hybrids and hybrid derivatives. In two inverse autoallotriploids LmLmFp and LmFpFp, in situ hybridization was able to discriminate between the Lolium and Festuca chromosomes. In a third triploid hybrid produced by crossing an amphiploid of L. multiflorum × F. pratensis (2n=4x=28) with L. multiflorum (2n=2x=14), the technique identified chromosomes with interspecific recombination. Also, in an introgressed line of L. multiflorum which was homozygous for the recessive sid (senescence induced degradation) allele from F. pratensis, a pair of chromosome segments carrying the sid gene could be identified, indicating the suitability of GISH in showing the presence and location of introgressed genes. By screening backcross progeny for the presence of critical alien segments and the absence of other segments the reconstitution of the genome of the recipient species can be accelerated.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)909-913
Number of pages5
JournalTheoretical and Applied Genetics
Volume88
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 1994

Keywords

  • Festuca
  • Gene introgression
  • Genomic in situ hybridization
  • Lolium

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