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  • The study explores the transcriptome of peanut seeds to understand gene function and its impact on physical traits.
  • It identifies nearly 50,000 genes in a recombinant inbred line population, revealing 1,207 local and 15,837 distant expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) that influence transcriptomic variation.
  • The research also discovers a key candidate gene linked to the trait of purple testa color and demonstrates the value of transcriptomic analysis for studying complex traits in non-model plants.

Article Abstract

The transcriptome connects genome to the gene function and ultimate phenome in biology. So far, transcriptomic approach was not used in peanut for performing trait mapping in bi-parental populations. In this research, we sequenced the whole transcriptome in immature seeds in a peanut recombinant inbred line (RIL) population and explored thoroughly the landscape of transcriptomic variations and its genetic basis. The comprehensive analysis identified total 49 691 genes in RIL population, of which 92 genes followed a paramutation-like expression pattern. Expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analysis identified 1207 local eQTLs and 15 837 distant eQTLs contributing to the whole-genome transcriptomic variation in peanut. There were 94 eQTL hot spot regions detected across the genome with the dominance of distant eQTL. By integrating transcriptomic profile and annotation analyses, we unveiled a putative candidate gene and developed a linked marker InDel02 underlying a major QTL responsible for purple testa colour in peanut. Our result provided a first understanding of genetic basis of whole-genome transcriptomic variation in peanut and illustrates the potential of the transcriptome-aid approach in dissecting important traits in non-model plants.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7004917PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13246DOI Listing

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