Thesis (MSc (Genetics))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African abalone, Haliotis midae, is the only endemic species of commercial value. Aquaculture remains the only avenue for expanding the industry, since the closure of the fishery. The current focus is on implementing a molecular breeding programme; thus the development of molecular markers for linkage mapping and QTL analysis is a priority. Various markers, mainly anonymous, have been developed for H. midae; however emphasis is being placed on the development of gene-linked type I molecular markers. The present study investigates and demonstrates the use of public sequence collections to develop type I markers for a species with limited genomic resources, via three strategies: Surveying anonymous H. midae microsatellite markers’ flanking regions to find homology to gene sequences in public databases, cross-species marker transfer of anonymous markers from H. rubra and H. discus hannai demonstrating putative gene associations and lastly EST marker mining (SNP and microsatellites) from various Haliotids and testing transfer to the target species. Approximately 17% of H. midae anonymous markers showed significant similarity to genes. The current study also reports higher cross-species transferability from both H. rubra and H. discus hannai to H. midae (39% and 20.5%, respectively) than previously demonstrated and 15 EST-microsatellites and 16 EST-SNPs were successfully mined. Furthermore, the non-random distribution of microsatellites and high nucleotide diversity in the H. midae genome was confirmed. This is a low cost and time effective method for marker development and presents a continuous and dynamic resource that could be used for future marker development and characterisation as sequence information in public databases grow exponentially. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die Suid-Afrikaanse perlemoen, Haliotis midae, is die enigste van vyf inheemse spesies van kommersiële waarde. Na die noodgedwonge sluiting van die vissery, is akwakultuur die mees praktiese oplossing om die perlemoen industrie uit te brei. Die huidige fokus is gerig op die implementering van ‘n molekulêre teel-program en dus is die ontwikkeling van molekulêre merkers vir genetiese kartering en kwantitatiewe kenmerk lokus analise, van uiterste belang. Tipe II merkers is voorheen vir die perlemoen ontwikkel, maar huidige tendense lê klem op die ontwikkeling van geen-gekoppelde tipe I merkers. Die huidige studie ondersoek die gebruik van publieke databasisse vir die ontwikkeling van tipe I molekulêre merkers vir ‘n spesie met beperkte genomiese bronne. Drie strategieë is geïmplementeer: Eerstens is ‘n opname gemaak van die homologie van perlemoen tipe II merker-vleuelende volgordes met geen volgordes in databasisse. Verder is die oordraagbaarheid van tipe II merkers vanaf H. rubra en H. discus hannai wat assosiasie met gene toon ondersoek. Laastens is ‘n Uitgedrukte Volgorde Merk (UVM) (Expressed Sequence Tag, EST) merker-ontginnings metode vanaf verskeie Haliotis spesies en toetsing van oordraagbaarheid na die teiken spesie uitgevoer. Ongeveer 17% van die tipe II H. midae merkers het geniese assosiasie getoon. ‘n Hoër tussen-spesie oordraagbaarheid vanaf beide H. rubra en H. discus hannai na H. midae (39% en 20.5%, onderskeidelik) word gerapporteer in vergelyking met vorige studies en 15 UVM-mikrosatelliete en 16 UVM-enkel nukleotied polimorfismes (single nucleotide polimorphism, SNP) is ontwikkel. Verder bevestig die studie die nie-lukrake verspreiding van mikrosatelliete en hoë nukleotied diversiteit in die perlemoen genoom. Die gebruik van publieke databasise vir die ontwikkeling en karakterisering van tipe I molekulêre merkers is tyd- en koste-besparend en bied ‘n volgehoue en dinamiese bron vir toekomstige gebruik.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/4502 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Rhode, Clint |
| Contributors | Roodt-Wilding, R., University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Agrisciences. Dept. of Genetics. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | Unknown |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 186 p. : ill. |
| Rights | University of Stellenbosch |
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