Journal
MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS
Volume 279, Issue 1, Pages 1-10Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-007-0289-y
Keywords
whole genome scan; association mapping; maize; fad2; oleic fatty acid
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We used whole genome scan association mapping to identify loci with major effect on oleic acid content in maize kernels. Single nucleotide polymorphism haplotypes at 8,590 loci were tested for association with oleic acid content in 553 maize inbreds. A single locus with major effect on oleic acid was mapped between 380 and 384 cM in the IBM2 neighbors genetic map on chromosome 4 and confirmed in a biparental population. A fatty acid desaturase, fad2, identified similar to 2 kb from the associated genetic marker, is the most likely candidate gene responsible for the differences in the phenotype. The fad2 alleles with high- and low-oleic acid content were sequenced and allelic differences in fad2 RNA level in developing embryos was investigated. We propose that a non-conservative amino acid polymorphism near the active site of fad2 contributes to the effect on oleic acid content. This is the first report of the use of a high resolution whole genome scan association mapping where a putative gene responsible for a quantitative trait was identified in plants.
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