Master of Science / Department of Plant Pathology / Bernd Friebe / Bikram S. Gill / Common, bread, or hexaploid wheat, Triticum aestivum L. (2n=6x=42, AABBDD), has several relatives in the Triticum/Aegilops complex of the Poaceae family in the Triticeae tribe, which are valuable sources for broadening genetic diversity and may provide genes for disease and pest resistance and general wheat improvement. Other wild relatives of wheat also may be exploited for wheat improvement, such as Haynaldia villosa (L.) Schur. (2n=2x=14, VV). It is a diploid species with resistance to powdery mildew, wheat curl mite colonization, cereal eyespot disease, rust diseases, and wheat spindle streak mosaic virus. H. villosa may harbor many other as yet unidentified traits for wheat improvement. The polyploid nature of bread wheat allows tolerance to genomic changes, because homoeologous chromosomes from other genomes compensate for missing wheat chromosomes. In this experiment, we crossed the disomic alien addition line DA4V (2n=6x=44) with a pair of H. villosa chromosomes added to the wheat chromosome complement with wheat monosomic for chromosome 4D (2n=41) to produce 4D/4V double monosomic plants. According to centric breakage-fusion mechanisms, univalents tend to break at their centromeres at meiotic metaphase I producing telocentric chromosomes with unstable or “sticky” ends that can fuse with the sticky ends of other newly formed telocentric chromosomes. This fusion results in Robertsonian whole-arm translocations that may be compensating if a short arm of one chromosome fuses with a long arm of another. Double monosomic plants were screened cytogenetically and further visualized by genomic in situ hybridization (GISH). Five transfers were identified, including T4DS.4VL and T4VS.4DL translocations, and a T4VS-W.W transfer of unknown wheat origin. These results were confirmed by GISH. The T4DS.4VL and T4VS.4DL translocations are genetically compensating and should be exploited in wheat improvement.

The ten extant species in the genus Equus are separated by less than 3.7 million years of evolution. Three lines of investigation were pursued to further characterize equid genome organization. 1.) The Przewalski.s wild horse (E. przewalskii, EPR) has a diploid chromosome number of 2n=66, while the domestic horse (E. caballus, ECA) has 2n=64. A comparative gene map for E. przewalskii was constructed using 46 bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) probes previously mapped to 38 of 44 E. caballus chromosome arms and ECAX. BAC clones were hybridized to metaphase spreads of E. przewalskii and localized by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). No exceptions to homology between E. przewalskii and E. caballus were identified, except for ECA5, a metacentric chromosome with homology to two acrocentric chromosome pairs, EPR23 and EPR24. 2.) The onager (E. hemionus onager, EHO) has a modal diploid chromosome number 2n=56 and a documented chromosome number polymorphism within its population, resulting in individuals with 2n=55. Construction of a comparative gene map of a 2n=55 onager by FISH using 52 BAC probes previously mapped to 40 of 44 E. caballus chromosome arms and ECAX identified multiple chromosome rearrangements between E. caballus and E. h. onager. 3.) A centric fission (Robertsonian translocation) polymorphism has been documented in 5 of the ten extant equid species, namely, E. h. onager, E. h. kulan, E. kiang, E. africanus somaliensis, and E. quagga burchelli. BAC clones containing equine (E. caballus, ECA) genes SMARCA5 (ECA2q21 homologue to human (HSA) chromosome 4p) and UCHL1 (ECA3q22 homologue to HSA4q) were FISH mapped to metaphase spreads for individuals possessing the chromosome number polymorphism. These probes mapped to a single metacentric chromosome and two unpaired acrocentrics showing that the centric fission polymorphism involves the same homologous chromosome segments in each species and has homology to HSA4. These data suggest the polymorphism is either ancient and conserved within the genus or has occurred recently and independently within each species. Since these species are separated by 1-3 million years of evolution, the persistence of this polymorphism would be remarkable and worthy of further investigations.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 tomazella_im_dr_jabo.pdf: 3251616 bytes, checksum: ae9f89d671c6cbd6a55d8e1f7d64acea (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-01 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Mazama gouazoubira (2n=70; NF=70), popularmente chamado de veado-catingueiro, é conhecido por apresentar fragilidade cromossômica, responsável pela variação cromossômica intraespecífica, caracterizada pela presença de translocações Robertsonianas e cromossomos B. Não existem dados sobre a localização das regiões cromossômicas envolvidas com os rearranjos em M. gouazoubira e com a possível existência de sítios frágeis (SFs) nos pontos em que ocorrem esses rearranjos. Assim, torna-se necessário avaliar o polimorfismo cromossômico apresentado pela espécie e identificar os SFs, investigando sua relação com o polimorfismo. Dos 135 animais analisados, 68 (50,37%) são individuos variantes, 47 animais (69,12%) apresentaram cromossomos B, seis animais (8,82%) são heterozigotos para uma translocação Robertsoniana, um indivíduo (1,47%) é homozigoto para uma translocação Robertsoniana, 14 animais (20,59%) são portadores de cromossomos B e heterozigotos para uma translocação Robertsoniana. Foram identificados sete tipos distintos de translocações (X;16, X;21, 7;21, 8;21, 4;16, 20;26, 14;16), envolvendo nove cromossomos diferentes. As translocações X-autossômicas foram confirmadas pelas técnicas de banda C, coloração Ag-RON, hibridização in situ fluorescente (FISH) com sondas teloméricas e pintura cromossômica com a sonda específica do cromossomo X. Foi observada uma grande variabilidade de cromossomos B entre os indivíduos analisados, sendo esses cromossomos altamente heterogêneos em relação aos padrões de distribuição de heterocromatina, presença e quantidade de rDNA nas regiões organizadores de nucléolos (RON), localização de sequências teloméricas e homologias entre lotes A e B. A afidicolina foi um eficiente indutor de sítios frágeis comuns (SFCs), revelando a ocorrência de SFCs na forma de “gaps” e quebras, tanto cromatídicas como cromossômicas. A técnica de banda G localizou 531 SFCs distribuídos em 18 pares cromossômicos (X, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22 e 34), sendo que a maioria está localizada em pontos de transição entre as bandas claras e as bandas escuras. As diferentes taxas de SFCs apresentada por cada cromossomo mostrou que alguns pares cromossômicos são mais frágeis do que outros. Dos 18 pares cromossômicos com SFCs, sete estão relacionados com as translocações Robertsonianas observadas no veado-catingueiro e somente um cromossomo envolvido no polimorfismo não possui SFCs. Assim, o polimorfismo cromossômico apresentado pelo M. gouazoubira pode estar relacionado com a fragilidade cromossômica. É necessário aprofundar os estudos para entender qual o impacto desse polimorfismo na população brasileira do veado-catingueiro. / Mazama gouazoubira (2n = 70; FN = 70), popylarly known as brown brocket deer, is known to have chromosomal fragility, which is responsible for intraspecific chromosome variation, characterized by the presence of Robertsonian translocations and B chromosomes. There are no data of the location of the chromosome regions involved in rearrangements of M. gouazoubira and the possible existence of fragile sites (FSs) in points where breaks occur. Thus, it is necessary to evaluate the chromosomal polymorphism presented by this species and to identify the FSs, investigating the relationship between FSs and polymorphism. Were analyzed 135 animals, of which 68 (50.37%) were variant individuals, 47 animals (69.12%) had B chromosomes, six animals (8.82%) were heterozygous for a Robertsonian translocation, one individual (1.47%) was homozygous for a Robertsonian translocation, 14 animals (20.59%) presented both B chromosomes and heterozygotes for a Robertsonian translocation. Were identified seven different types of translocations (X;16, X;21, 4;16, 14;16, 7;21, 20;26, 8;21) involving nine different chromosomes. X-autosomal translocations were confirmed by C-banding, Ag-NOR staining, Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with telomeric probes and chromosome painting with X chromosome-specific probe. A large variability of B chromosomes was observed among the analyzed individuals. These chromosomes were highly heterogeneous in relation to pattern of heterochromatin distribution, presence and amount of rDNA in nucleolar organizer region (NOR), lozalization of telomeric sequences and homologies between chromosome complements A and B. Aphidicolin was an efficient inducer of common fragile sites (CFSs), showing the occurrence of CFSs in gaps and breaks, both chromatid and chromosomal. The G-banding located 531 CFSs distributed in 18 chromosome pairs (X, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22 and 34). It was found that the most CFSs are localized at the boundaries between the bright bands and dark bands. The different rates of CFSs presented by each chromosome showed that some chromosome pairs are more fragile than others. Of the 18 chromosomes pais with CFSs, seven are related to the Robertsonian translocations observed in brown brocket deer, and only one chromosome involved with polymorphism does not have CFSs. Thus, the chromosomal polymorphism presented by M. gouazoubira may be related to chromosomal fragility. It is necessary to deepen the studies to understand the impact of this polymorphism on the Brazilian population of brown brocket deer. / FAPESP: 2013/06100-7