Publications by authors named "Mikhail A Nesterov"
Article Synopsis
- Potatoes are a globally significant crop, and studying their genomic sequences helps understand their diversity and evolutionary variations.
- Researchers sequenced the genomes of 15 Russian potato cultivars and compared them to 12 South American varieties, finding differences in genetic diversity and copy number variations (CNVs).
- Notable discoveries include genes linked to immune responses, tuber development, and a potential new gene related to circadian rhythm regulation in Russian potatoes.
Background: The IWGSC strategy for construction of the reference sequence of the bread wheat genome is based on first obtaining physical maps of the individual chromosomes. Our aim is to develop and use the physical map for analysis of the organization of the short arm of wheat chromosome 5B (5BS) which bears a number of agronomically important genes, including genes conferring resistance to fungal diseases.
Results: A physical map of the 5BS arm (290 Mbp) was constructed using restriction fingerprinting and LTC software for contig assembly of 43,776 BAC clones.