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Discovery of multi-megabase polymorphic inversions by chromosome conformation capture sequencing in large-genome plant species

. 2018 Dec ; 96 (6) : 1309-1316. [epub] 20181128

Language English Country Great Britain, England Media print-electronic

Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Chromosomal inversions occur in natural populations of many species, and may underlie reproductive isolation and local adaptation. Traditional methods of inversion discovery are labor-intensive and lack sensitivity. Here, we report the use of three-dimensional contact probabilities between genomic loci as assayed by chromosome-conformation capture sequencing (Hi-C) to detect multi-megabase polymorphic inversions in four barley genotypes. Inversions are validated by fluorescence in situ hybridization and Bionano optical mapping. We propose Hi-C as a generally applicable method for inversion discovery in natural populations.

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