Volume 10, Issue 6 pp. 743-749

Single nucleotide polymorphism discovery from wheat next-generation sequence data

Kaitao Lai

Kaitao Lai

School of Agriculture and Food Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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Chris Duran

Chris Duran

Biomatters Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand

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Paul J. Berkman

Paul J. Berkman

School of Agriculture and Food Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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Michał T. Lorenc

Michał T. Lorenc

School of Agriculture and Food Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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Jiri Stiller

Jiri Stiller

CSIRO Plant Industry, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

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Sahana Manoli

Sahana Manoli

School of Agriculture and Food Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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Matthew J. Hayden

Matthew J. Hayden

Department of Primary Industries, Victorian AgriBiosciences Centre, Bundoora, Vic., Australia

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Kerrie L. Forrest

Kerrie L. Forrest

Department of Primary Industries, Victorian AgriBiosciences Centre, Bundoora, Vic., Australia

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Delphine Fleury

Delphine Fleury

Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, University of Adelaide, Urrbrae, SA, Australia

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Ute Baumann

Ute Baumann

Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, University of Adelaide, Urrbrae, SA, Australia

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Manuel Zander

Manuel Zander

School of Agriculture and Food Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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Annaliese S. Mason

Annaliese S. Mason

School of Agriculture and Food Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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Jacqueline Batley

Jacqueline Batley

School of Agriculture and Food Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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David Edwards

Corresponding Author

David Edwards

School of Agriculture and Food Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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First published: 03 July 2012
Citations: 87

Summary

Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are the most abundant type of molecular genetic marker and can be used for producing high-resolution genetic maps, marker-trait association studies and marker-assisted breeding. Large polyploid genomes such as wheat present a challenge for SNP discovery because of the potential presence of multiple homoeologs for each gene. AutoSNPdb has been successfully applied to identify SNPs from Sanger sequence data for several species, including barley, rice and Brassica, but the volume of data required to accurately call SNPs in the complex genome of wheat has prevented its application to this important crop. DNA sequencing technology has been revolutionized by the introduction of next-generation sequencing, and it is now possible to generate several million sequence reads in a timely and cost-effective manner. We have produced wheat transcriptome sequence data using 454 sequencing technology and applied this for SNP discovery using a modified autoSNPdb method, which integrates SNP and gene annotation information with a graphical viewer. A total of 4 694 141 sequence reads from three bread wheat varieties were assembled to identify a total of 38 928 candidate SNPs. Each SNP is within an assembly complete with annotation, enabling the selection of polymorphism within genes of interest.

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