SSR markers developed using next-generation sequencing technology in pineapple, (L.) Merr.

Simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers provide a reliable tool for the identification of accessions and the construction of genetic linkage maps because of their co-dominant inheritance. In the present study, we developed new SSR markers with next-generation sequencing using the Roche 454 GS FLX+ platform. Five hundred SSR primer sets were tested for the genetic identification of pineapple, including 100 each for the di-, tri-, tetra-, penta-, and hexa-nucleotide motif SSRs.

Sex pheromone of a coccoid insect with sexual and asexual lineages: fate of an ancestrally essential sexual signal in parthenogenetic females.

Sex pheromones play a central role in intersexual communication for reproduction in many organisms. Particularly in insects, reproductive isolation that leads to speciation is often achieved by shifts of pheromone chemistries. However, the divergence and evolution of pheromones remain largely unknown.

Leaf margin phenotype-specific restriction-site-associated DNA-derived markers for pineapple (Ananas comosus L.).

To explore genome-wide DNA polymorphisms and identify DNA markers for leaf margin phenotypes, a restriction-site-associated DNA sequencing analysis was employed to analyze three bulked DNAs of F1 progeny from a cross between a 'piping-leaf-type' cultivar, 'Yugafu', and a 'spiny-tip-leaf-type' variety, 'Yonekura'. The parents were both Ananas comosus var. comosus.