Research progress in construction of genetic linkage maps of medicinal plants in recent five years
10.7501/j.issn.0253-2670.2015.03.025
- Author:
Zhe CHEN
1
Author Information
1. Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Assistant breeding;
Gene localization and cloning;
Genetic linkage map;
Medicinal plant;
Molecular marker
- From:
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs
2015;46(3):435-442
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Genetic linkage mapping is one of the key steps in genomic research, which is the cornerstone of a wide spectrum of biotechnology applications, including gene localization, map-assisted cloning, molecular marker-assisted selection in breeding, and quantitative trait loci. Furthermore, the prospering of the molecular marker technology laid the technological foundation of constructing high density genetic linkage map. This paper briefly reviewed the procedure of genetic mapping, types of molecular markers, mapping populations, and research progress in construction of the genetic linkage maps of medicinal plants in recent five years. In addition, the existing problems and the future direction have been discussed in this field.
