An estimation of the genome length of maritime pine (Pinus pinasterAit.)

✍ Scribed by S. Gerber; F. Rodolphe

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 424 KB
• Volume: 88-88
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0040-5752
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00223634

✦ Synopsis

The genome length, in units of Morgans or centimorgans, is a fundamental feature of a species. It can be calculated from a complete linkage map. However, the genome size can be estimated with partial linkage data. Using linkage data obtained by the analysis of a two-dimensional electrophoresis of the proteins contained in an haploid organ, the megagametophyte, we suggest an estimation and a confidence interval of the genome length of a gymnosperm, the maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.). The results indicate an important gap between the physical and the genetic maps.