Chapter 6. Physical Mapping of Plant Chromosomes

  1. Prof. Dr. Khalid Meksem2,
  2. Prof. Dr. Günter Kahl3
  1. Barbara Hass-Jacobus,
  2. Scott A. Jackson

Published Online: 28 APR 2005

DOI: 10.1002/3527603514.ch6

Book Title

The Handbook of Plant Genome Mapping: Genetic and Physical Mapping

The Handbook of Plant Genome Mapping: Genetic and Physical Mapping

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How to Cite

Hass-Jacobus, B. and Jackson, S. A. (2005) Physical Mapping of Plant Chromosomes, in The Handbook of Plant Genome Mapping: Genetic and Physical Mapping (eds K. Meksem and G. Kahl), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527603514.ch6

Editor Information

  1. 2

    Dept. Plant, Soil, Agriculture Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 629, USA

  2. 3

    Plant Molecular Biology Biocentre and GenXPro Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Marie-Curie-Strasse 9 60439 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Author Information

  1. Department of Agronomy, Agricultural Genomics, Lilly Hall of Life Sciences, 915 W. State Street, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 28 APR 2005
  2. Published Print: 26 JAN 2005

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527311163

Online ISBN: 9783527603510

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Keywords:

  • plant genome mapping;
  • physical mapping of plant chromosomes;
  • deletion;
  • aneuploid;
  • substitution mapping;
  • molecular physical mapping techniques;
  • large-insert clone libraries (YACs, BACs, Cosmids);
  • fluorescent in situ hybridization;
  • radiation hybrid mapping;
  • CHEF gel mapping

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Classical Physical Mapping Techniques

    • Knob Mapping in Maize

    • Deletion/Aneuploid/Substitution Mapping

    • Polytene Chromosomes in Drosophila

    • Chromosome Banding

  • Molecular Physical Mapping Techniques

    • CHEF Gel Mapping

    • Radiation Hybrid Mapping

    • Large-insert Clone Libraries (YACs, BACs, Cosmids)

    • Fluorescent in situ Hybridization

    • Mapping Gene Space

  • Discussion

  • References

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