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A HAPPY map of Cryptosporidium parvum.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9872984     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We have constructed a HAPPY map of the apicomplexan parasite Cryptosporidium parvum. We have placed 204 markers on the 10.4-Mb genome, giving an average marker spacing of approximately 50 kb, with an effective resolution of approximately 40 kb. HAPPY mapping (an in vitro linkage technique based on screening approximately haploid amounts of DNA by the polymerase chain reaction) is fast and accurate and is not subject to the distortions inherent in cloning, meiotic recombination, or hybrid cell formation. In addition, little genomic DNA is needed as a substrate, and the AT content of the genome is largely immaterial, making it an ideal method for mapping otherwise intractable parasite genomes. The map, covering all eight chromosomes, consists of 10 linkage groups, each of which has been chromosomally assigned. We have verified the accuracy of the map by several methods, including the construction of a >140-kb PAC contig on chromosome VI. Less than 1% of our markers detect non-rDNA duplicated sequences.
Authors:
M B Piper; A T Bankier; P H Dear
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Genome research     Volume:  8     ISSN:  1088-9051     ISO Abbreviation:  Genome Res.     Publication Date:  1998 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-06-25     Completed Date:  1999-06-25     Revised Date:  2013-04-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9518021     Medline TA:  Genome Res     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1299-307     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division, Cambridge CB2 2QH, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blotting, Southern
Chromosome Banding
Chromosome Mapping / methods*
Contig Mapping
Cryptosporidium parvum / genetics*
DNA, Protozoan / analysis
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Markers
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/DNA, Protozoan; 0/Genetic Markers
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