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Review
. 2015;55(1):41-9.
doi: 10.1080/10408398.2011.646363.

Simple sequence repeat markers in genetic divergence and marker-assisted selection of rice cultivars: a review

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Simple sequence repeat markers in genetic divergence and marker-assisted selection of rice cultivars: a review

Shubhneet Kaur et al. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2015.

Abstract

Sequencing of rice genome has facilitated the understanding of rice evolution and has been utilized extensively for mining of DNA markers to facilitate marker-assisted breeding. Simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers that are tandemly repeated nucleotide sequence motifs flanked by unique sequences are presently the maker of choice in rice improvement due to their abundance, co-dominant inheritance, high levels of allelic diversity, and simple reproducible assay. The current level of genome coverage by SSR markers in rice is sufficient to employ them for genotype identification and marker-assisted selection in breeding for mapping of genes and quantitative trait loci analysis. This review provides comprehensive information on the mapping and applications of SSR markers in investigation of rice cultivars to study their genetic divergence and marker-assisted selection of important agronomic traits.

Keywords: Rice cultivars; diversity; markers; quantitative trait loci; simple sequence repeat.

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