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Characterization and genetic mapping of a short, highly repeated, interspersed DNA sequence from rice (Oryza sativa L.)

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A short, highly repeated, interspersed DNA sequence from rice was characterized using a combination of techniques and genetically mapped to rice chromosomes by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis. A consensus sequence (GGC)n, where n varies from 13–16, for the repeated sequence family was deduced from sequence analysis. Southern blot analysis, restriction mapping of repeat element-containing genomic clones, and DNA sequence analysis indicated that the repeated sequence is interspersed in the rice genome, and is heterogeneous and divergent. About 200000 copies are present in the rice genome. Single copy sequences flanking the repeat element were used as RFLP markers to map individual repeat elements. Eleven such repeat elements were mapped to seven different chromosomes. The strategy for characterization of highly dispersed repeated DNA and its uses in genetic mapping, DNA fingerprinting, and evolutionary studies are discussed.

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Zhao, X., Kochert, G. Characterization and genetic mapping of a short, highly repeated, interspersed DNA sequence from rice (Oryza sativa L.). Molec. Gen. Genet. 231, 353–359 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00292702

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