Ohmido Nobuko, Sato Shusei, Tabata Satoshi, Fukui Kiichi
Faculty of Human Development, Kobe University, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.
Chromosome Res. 2007;15(1):97-103. doi: 10.1007/s10577-006-1109-7.
Legumes are of immense importance as food and feed, and for sustainable agriculture, due to their ability to fix nitrogen. Here, the chromosome maps of the legumes soybean (Glycine max), Lotus (Lotus japonicus), and red clover (Trifolium pratense) are reviewed. These species have relatively small chromosomes and therefore are difficult to exploit for chromosome studies. Nevertheless, the identification of individual chromosomes became feasible, and chromosome maps have been developed applying image analysis and fluorescence in-situ hybridization. For Lotus japonicus, e.g. detailed chromosome maps have been developed using the information of genetic linkage maps. Future prospects of further legume chromosome mapping for breeding and genetic purposes are discussed.
豆类作为食物和饲料，以及对可持续农业而言都极为重要，因为它们具有固氮能力。在此，对豆类大豆（Glycine max）、百脉根（Lotus japonicus）和红三叶草（Trifolium pratense）的染色体图谱进行综述。这些物种的染色体相对较小，因此难以用于染色体研究。然而，单个染色体的识别已变得可行，并且已通过图像分析和荧光原位杂交技术绘制出了染色体图谱。例如，对于百脉根，已利用遗传连锁图谱信息绘制出了详细的染色体图谱。文中还讨论了未来为育种和遗传目的进一步绘制豆类染色体图谱的前景。
