In this study, RAPD (Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA) and SCAR (Sequence Amplified Characterized Region) markers found within 5 centiMorgans of known disease resistance loci in L. sativa were tested for their potential use in MAS. Out of thirty RAPD and SCAR markers evaluated, ten were found to be reliable predictors of disease resistance or susceptibility across a wide range of commercial and reference cultivars. Direct sequencing of seven selected markers did not reveal any significant similarity with known sequences. Three SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) associated with two markers found in close proximity to corky root (cor) and Lettuce mosaic virus resistance (mo12) genes were identified. This information was used in the development of a non-electrophoresis PCR-based assay called FRET (Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer) hybridization probes assay.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.78352 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Creators | Dufresne, Philippe J. |
| Contributors | Fortin, Marc G. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (Department of Plant Science.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001985260, proquestno: AAIMQ88187, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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