Goatgrasses with U- and M-genomes are important sources of new alleles for wheat breeding to maintain yield and quality under extreme conditions. However, the introgression of beneficial traits from wild Aegilops species into wheat has been limited by poor knowledge of their genomes and scarcity of molecular tools. Here, we present the first linkage map of allotetraploid Aegilops biuncialis Vis., developed using 224 F2 individuals derived from a cross between MvGB382 and MvGB642 accessions. The map comprises 5663 DArTseq markers assigned to 15 linkage groups corresponding to 13 chromosomes. Chromosome 1Mb could not be constructed due to a lack of recombination caused by rearrangements in the MvGB382 accession. The genetic map spans 2518 cM with an average marker density of 2.79 cM. The skeleton map contains 920 segregating markers, divided between the Mb sub-genome (425 markers) and the Ub sub-genome (495 markers). Chromosomes of the Mb sub-genome, originating from Aegilops comosa Sm. in Sibth. et Sm., show well-preserved collinearity with Triticum aestivum L. chromosomes. In contrast, chromosomes of the Ub sub-genome, originating from Aegilops umbellulata Zhuk., exhibit a varying degree of collinearity, with 1Ub, 3Ub, and 5Ub retaining a substantial level of collinearity with Triticum aestivum, while 2Ub, 4Ub, 6Ub, and 7Ub show significant rearrangements. A quantitative trait locus affecting fertility was identified near the centromere on the long arm of chromosome 3Mb, explaining 23.5% of the variance. The genome structure of Aegilops biuncialis, highlighted by the genetic map, provides insights into the speciation within the species and will support alien gene transfer into wheat.

Department of Biological Resources Agricultural Institute HUN REN Centre for Agricultural Research Martonvásár Hungary

Department of Cell Biology and Genetics Faculty of Science Palacký University Olomouc Czech Republic

Field Crops Research Institute Agricultural Research Centre Giza Egypt

Institute of Evolution University of Haifa Mount Carmel Israel

Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences Centre of Plant Structural and Functional Genomics Olomouc Czech Republic

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