G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics (Feb 2023)

Development and characterization of a sorghum multi-parent advanced generation intercross (MAGIC) population for capturing diversity among seed parent gene pool

  • Neeraj Kumar,
  • J Lucas Boatwright,
  • Zachary W Brenton,
  • Sirjan Sapkota,
  • Carolina Ballén-Taborda,
  • Matthew T Myers,
  • William A Cox,
  • Kathleen E Jordan,
  • Stephen Kresovich,
  • Richard E Boyles

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkad037
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 4

Abstract

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AbstractMultiparent advanced eneration inter-cross (MAGIC) populations improve the precision of quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping over biparental populations by incorporating increased diversity and opportunities to reduce linkage disequilibrium among variants. Here, we describe the development of a MAGIC B-Line (MBL) population from an inter-cross among 4 diverse founders of grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor6