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Analysis of LINE-1 Retrotransposition at the Single Nucleus Level
Published on: April 23, 2016
Ty1-copia retrotransposon-based SSAP marker development in cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.)
N H Syed1, S Sureshsundar, M J Wilkinson
1Plant Research Unit, University of Dundee at SCRI, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UK. nsyed@scri.ac.uk
Abstract:
The most popular retrotransposon-based molecular marker system in use at the present time is the sequence-specific amplification polymorphism (SSAP) system . This system exploits the insertional polymorphism of long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons around the genome. Because the LTR sequence is used to design primers for this method, its successful application requires sequence information from the terminal region of the mobile elements . In this study, two LTR sequences were isolated from the cashew genome and used successfully to develop SSAP marker systems. These were shown to have higher levels of polymorphism than amplified fragment length polymorphic markers for this species.

