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Physical map of maize
Using inbred line B73, three BAC libraries (using three enzymes, HindIII, EcoRI and MhoI)were prepared. Together the three libraries provided 27 fold genome coverage of the genome. The BAC clones of these libraries are being screened using markers earlier mapped using IBM population. The BAC clones are fingerprinted by digesting BAC clones with HindIII,and fractionating the fragments on agarose gel. The gel images are digitized with IMAGE software (Sanger Centre, UK). Contigs were assembled using Fingerprint Contig (FPC) software. In the first instance, 83,000 of the 450,000 BAC fingerprints were assembled into 13,000 contigs and 9,300 singletons (singletons are clones which have no overlap with any other BAC clone).

A variety of markers including 90 RFLPs, -1000 ESTs, a large number of AFLPs and MITES from the maize genome are being used to screen BAC libraries. A number of cDNA clones from sorghum were also used to assign markers to individual BACs. It is also proposed to develop at least 2000 SNPs from ESTs. SNPs will also be developed through direct sequencing of BACs and BAC ends. The resulting information will provide important anchor points for assembling individual BACs into contigs.

MaizeDB can also be accessed at http://www.agron.missouri.eduJ/, where maps, probes, primers, screening images and lab protocols are available. It also allows users to compare sequences of interest to all public maize sequences. For more information maize DB also provides database links including the following: (i) CUG 1 links to BAC contigs (ii) GenBank and ZmDB (Zea maysdatabase at Iowa State University) links for sequence and clone information.

 

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