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The heterozygosity transmitted through 2n gametes in potato was evaluated by following the segregation of RFLP markers in tetraploid progeny from bilateral sexual polyploidization in a cross between two diploid (2x) interspecific hybrids which produce 2n SDR eggs or 2n FDR pollen. Out of 84 probe/enzyme combinations tested, 23 revealed polymorphism between the parents and were heterozygous in at least one of the parents. These probes characterized 13 loci distributed on five different chromosomes of the potato RFLP map. The heterozygosity transmitted through SDR and FDR gametes was estimated to be 31.8% and 71.4%, respectively. Two different indices (LH and RHI) were used to select plants showing a high level of heterozygosity in the tetraploid progeny. The recombination events and the centromere positions were estimated for chromosomes I, VI and VII, following the segregation ratios of SDR or FDR gametes produced by the parents. A different recombination rate was observed between the two interspecific hybrids.
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Communicated by F. Salamini
Contribution no. 119 from Research Centre for Vegetable Breeding, C.N.R., Portici, Italy. Research supported by National Research Council of Italy, special Project RAISA, Sub-project No. 2, Paper No. 2090
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Barone, A., Gebhardt, C. & Frusciante, L. Heterozygosity in 2n gametes of potato evaluated by RFLP markers. Theoret. Appl. Genetics 91, 98–104 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00220864
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