High-resolution sex-specific linkage maps of the mouse reveal polarized distribution of crossovers in male germline

Since the publication of the first comprehensive linkage map for the laboratory mouse, the architecture of recombination as a basic biological process has become amenable to investigation in mammalian model organisms. Here we take advantage of high-density genotyping and the unique pedigree structur...

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Published in:Genetics (Austin) 2014-05, Vol.197 (1), p.91-106
Main Authors: Liu, Eric Yi, Morgan, Andrew P, Chesler, Elissa J, Wang, Wei, Churchill, Gary A, Pardo-Manuel de Villena, Fernando
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Chromosome Mapping
Crossing Over, Genetic - genetics
Female
Genetic linkage
Genetic recombination
Genomics
Genotype & phenotype
Genotyping Techniques
Investigations
Male
Mice
Mutation
Pedigree
Rodents
Sex Characteristics
Siblings
Species Specificity
Spermatozoa - metabolism
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Summary:Since the publication of the first comprehensive linkage map for the laboratory mouse, the architecture of recombination as a basic biological process has become amenable to investigation in mammalian model organisms. Here we take advantage of high-density genotyping and the unique pedigree structure of the incipient Collaborative Cross to investigate the roles of sex and genetic background in mammalian recombination. Our results confirm the observation that map length is longer when measured through female meiosis than through male meiosis, but we find that this difference is modified by genotype at loci on both the X chromosome and the autosomes. In addition, we report a striking concentration of crossovers in the distal ends of autosomes in male meiosis that is absent in female meiosis. The presence of this pattern in both single- and double-recombinant chromosomes, combined with the absence of a corresponding asymmetry in the distribution of double-strand breaks, indicates a regulated sequence of events specific to male meiosis that is anchored by chromosome ends. This pattern is consistent with the timing of chromosome pairing and evolutionary constraints on male recombination. Finally, we identify large regions of reduced crossover frequency that together encompass 5% of the genome. Many of these "cold regions" are enriched for segmental duplications, suggesting an inverse local correlation between recombination rate and mutation rate for large copy number variants.
ISSN:1943-2631
0016-6731
1943-2631
DOI:10.1534/genetics.114.161653