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Genome-Wide Association Studies In Maize And Sorghum, Preston Hurst
Genome-Wide Association Studies In Maize And Sorghum, Preston Hurst
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Genome-wide association studies are used to identify genetic variants associated with a particular phenotype. GWAS has been used in a variety of taxa, from humans, to fish to plants . The present analysis is focused on two species important to the human species: maize and sorghum. A GWAS in maize was carried out on the modification of the Ga1-s allele. The Ga1 locus has long been studied as being involved in a unilateral crossing barrier . However, it has long been suspected that the locus is modified by background genetic factors . GWAS was used to observe candidates for this …