Prospects of applying genomic selection in natural populations of Populus trichocarpa.

Gancho Trifonu Slavov, Luke Evans, Stephen P. DiFazio, Wellington Muchero, Lee E. Gunter, Priya Ranjan, Gerald Tuskan

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Abstract

An emerging pattern from phenotype-genotype association studies in forest trees is that the genomic architectures of most traits of interest for breeding and conservation are highly complex. The prediction of genetic or breeding values from molecular marker data is therefore likely to require high-density genome coverage. Until recently, this approach, known as genomic selection, was only feasible in synthetic populations characterized by very extensive linkage disequilibrium (i.e., allowing prediction based on up to several thousand markers). However, advances in sequencing and genotyping technology are rapidly changing this, potentially making genomic selection much more widely applicable. We illustrate this concept using whole-genome re-sequencing data for 289 Populus trichocarpa trees, which have also been extensively phenotyped as part of ongoing association studies, and discuss the implications of our findings.
Original languageEnglish
PagesW285
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2013
EventPlant & Animal Genome XXI Conference - San Diego, United States of America
Duration: 11 Jan 201316 Jan 2013

Conference

ConferencePlant & Animal Genome XXI Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited States of America
CitySan Diego
Period11 Jan 201316 Jan 2013

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