Alexandra M. Allen

TL;DR: The developed array and cluster identification algorithms provide an opportunity to infer detailed haplotype structure in polyploid wheat and will serve as an invaluable resource for diversity studies and investigating the genetic basis of trait variation in wheat.

TL;DR: It is shown that the hexaploid genome is highly dynamic, with significant loss of gene family members on polyploidization and domestication, and an abundance of gene fragments.

TL;DR: The identification of a large number of single nucleotide polymorphisms that can be used to genotype hexaploid wheat and to identify and track introgressions from a variety of sources are described.

TL;DR: To mine selected elite wheat germplasm for intervarietal single-nucleotide polymorphisms, expressed sequence tags derived from public sequencing programmes and next-generation sequencing of normalized wheat complementary DNA libraries are used, in combination with a novel sequence alignment and assembly approach.

TL;DR: The identification of 35 143 single nucleotide polymorphism‐based markers are described, which are highly suited to the genotyping of elite hexaploid wheat accessions and are suitable for generating high‐density genetic maps of previously uncharacterized populations and for characterizing novel genetic diversity produced by mutagenesis.