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Segregation distortion and genome-wide digenic interactions affect transmission of introgressed chromatin from wild cotton species

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This study reports transmission genetics of chromosomal segments into Gossypium hirsutum from its most distant euploid relative, Gossypium mustelinum . Mutilocus interactions and structural rearrangements affect introgression and segregation of donor chromatin.

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Wild allotetraploid relatives of cotton are a rich source of genetic diversity that can be used in genetic improvement, but linkage drag and non-Mendelian transmission genetics are prevalent in interspecific crosses. These problems necessitate knowledge of transmission patterns of chromatin from wild donor species in cultivated recipient species. From an interspecific cross, Gossypium hirsutum × Gossypium mustelinum, we studied G. mustelinum (the most distant tetraploid relative of Upland cotton) allele retention in 35 BC3F1 plants and segregation patterns in BC3F2 populations totaling 3202 individuals, using 216 DNA marker loci. The average retention of donor alleles across BC3F1 plants was higher than expected and the average frequency of G. mustelinum alleles in BC3F2 segregating families was less than expected. Despite surprisingly high retention of G. mustelinum alleles in BC3F1, 46 genomic regions showed no introgression. Regions on chromosomes 3 and 15 lacking introgression were closely associated with possible small inversions previously reported. Nonlinear two-locus interactions are abundant among loci with single-locus segregation distortion, and among loci originating from one of the two subgenomes. Comparison of the present results with those of prior studies indicates different permeability of Upland cotton for donor chromatin from different allotetraploid relatives. Different contributions of subgenomes to two-locus interactions suggest different fates of subgenomes in the evolution of allotetraploid cottons. Transmission genetics of G. hirsutum × G. mustelinum crosses reveals allelic interactions, constraints on fixation and selection of donor alleles, and challenges with retention of introgressed chromatin for crop improvement.

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Authors sincerely thank the members of Plant Genome Mapping Lab and Molecular Cotton Breeding Lab for help in lab and field work. We thank Curt Brubaker for initial crossing in population development. We also thank the National Science Foundation for financial support.

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  1. Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory, University of Georgia, 111 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA, 30605, USA

    Rahul Chandnani, Baohua Wang, Lisa K. Rainville, Susan Auckland & Andrew H. Paterson

  2. NESPAL Molecular Cotton Breeding Laboratory, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, 31793, USA

    Baohua Wang, Zhimin Zhuang, Edward L. Lubbers, O. Lloyd May & Peng W. Chee

  3. Unité d’écophysiologie et amélioration végétale, Université Catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 1-10, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

    Xavier Draye

  4. Monsanto Cotton Breeding, Tifton, GA, 31793, USA

    O. Lloyd May

  5. School of Life Sciences, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, Jiangsu, China

    Baohua Wang & Zhimin Zhuang

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Chandnani, R., Wang, B., Draye, X. et al. Segregation distortion and genome-wide digenic interactions affect transmission of introgressed chromatin from wild cotton species. Theor Appl Genet 130, 2219–2230 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-017-2952-y

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