Extended Linkage Disequilibrium in Noncoding Regions in a Conifer, Cryptomeria japonica

• DOI: 10.1534/genetics.111.136697
• Publication Date: 2011-12-31T01:43:31Z
• Authors: Etsuko Moritsuka; Yosuke Hisataka; Miho Tamura; Kentaro Uchiyama; Atsushi Watanabe; Yoshihiko Tsumura; Hidenori Tachida
• Keywords: Cryptomeria; Linkage Disequilibrium; Disequilibrium; Linkage (software)

We measured linkage disequilibrium in mostly noncoding regions of Cryptomeria japonica, a conifer belonging to Cupressaceae. Linkage was extensive and did not decay even at distance 100 kb. The average estimate the population recombination rate per base pair 1.55 × 10(-5) <1/70 that coding regions. discuss impact low rates large part genome on association studies.