Maximum Likelihood Micronuclear Chromosome Maps of Tetrahymena thermophila

(Update under preparation)

Contents:

1. Explanation of the maps
2. Overview - Distribution of linkage groups among chromosome arms
3. Maximum likelihood maps

1. Explanation of the maps

- The loci mapped are described in the RAPD and MIC Genetics Database.

- The basis for making MIC maps is explained in the Introduction to Tetrahymena Genetics. (Key reference: Brickner et al., 1996.)

- Maximum likelihood orders and map distances (in cM) listed below (and the corresponding map coordinates) were obtained by using MAPMAKER. Distances were corrected for undetected, predicted multiple crossovers using the Haldane equation.

- Every member of a linkage group shows meiotic linkage at LOD > 3 with at least one other member.

- Only one representative locus is shown for most groups of loci not yet resolved by recombination ("coincident loci"). Other members of the group are listed in the RAPD and MIC Genetics Database, and can be found by searching for the name of the representative locus.

- Map orders are based generally on a panel of 32 meiotic segregants; the orders are therefore soft over short distances. A notable exception is the neighborhood of the mat locus in 2L, mapped with up to 200 meiotic segregants.

- More meiotic segregants (already available) can be typed by anyone interested in a higher resolution map of any particular region of the genome.

2. Overview - Distribution of linkage groups among chromosome arms

      1L     CEN     2R                  2L     CEN     1R
--------------0--------------      --------------0--------------
1L-MJ10               2R-Mpr       2L-BB01R              1R-AT01
1L-SP13*              2R-JO66      2L-mat                1R-ChxA 

      3L     CEN     3R                  4L     CEN     4R
--------------0--------------      --------------0--------------
3L-JB36               3R-AcpA      4L-AS01    4L-BR19    4R-LC01
3L-JO25               3R-JO06      4L-JB06                       
3L-MJ18R              3R-LC08      4L-QD02                        
3L-XS43                            4L-QD02R                       
3L-EstB
           
              5                                   X      
-----------------------------                 ---------
           5X-JB04                             XX-KP04R    
           5X-JP02                              
           5X-LC16a                                        


L and R: Left and right chromosome arms. CEN: expected centromere.
Linkage groups cannot be assigned to chromosome 5 arms because the required nullisomic is not available. Linkage group XX has not yet been assigned a known chromosome for technical reasons. The 1L.2R and 2L.1R chromosome arm associations reflect the hypothesis of Bruns, Hanley-Cassidy & Merriam (personal communication) regarding wild type T. thermophila strains.

* Linkage group 1L-SP13 was originally assigned to chromosome 1L but may be in 2R (currently under investigation).

3. Maximum likelihood maps

The maps extend vertically; click to reach quickly the headers for the other chromosome arms (2R, 3R, 4L, 4R, 5, and unassigned X). The maps are drawn approximately in scale. See the Map Coordinates page for exact coordinates with which to draw your own map. If you download the maps, they will look straight only when using a font with equal spacing of characters, such as Courier.

     1L                   1R                   2L            3L      
____________  __________________________  ____________  ____________ 
 lg1L-MJ10     lg1R-ChxA     lg1R-AT01     lg2L-mat      lg3L-JB36   
    |             |             |             |             |        
    +1BR12        +1XS32     3.4+1JP18     3.4+1JO39R       +1JB35   
 5.9|             |             +1JP18a       +1YD20R       |        
    +1MJ10    13.2|          7.2|          6.7|         16.8|        
    |             |             +1SP18R    0.0+1SN09        |        
                  +1LC04     4.3|          0.0+1EO03R       |        
 lg1L-SP13        |             +1BR11        +1JP11        +1JB15   
    |         15.6|         10.7|          4.1|          7.4|        
    +1LR03        |             |          2.0+1LS15        +1JB36R  
 9.6|             |             +1EM01     0.0+1JO16        |        
    |             +1JB12        |          2.0+1JP33                 
    +1SP13     6.1|             |          0.0+1BD08R    lg3L-EstB   
    |             +EstA         |          3.0+1AT03R       |        
               7.4|         27.3|             +1AT03        +EstB    
                  +1BR20        |          4.2|             |        
                  |             |             +1JO09        |        
     2R       12.0|             |          4.6|         21.1|        
 ____________     |             +1AT01        +1XS10        |        
 lg2R-Mpr         +1LC09R       |          5.3|             |        
    |          7.8|         12.4|             +1XS19        +1JP03   
    +1LC04R       |             |             |             |        
    |             +1JO91R       +1XS17    16.7|                      
    |          5.1|          7.8|             |          lg3L-JO25   
    |          2.2+1JB30        |             |             |        
26.9|          1.8+1JB14        +1JB05        +1JB11        +1JP23   
    |             +Chx       7.7|          3.8|             |        
    |             |             |          1.5+1AS02    18.4|        
    |         12.2|             +1LR01     3.0+1KF02        |        
    +1CH02        |             |          1.5+1EO01        |        
11.1|             +1KN02    14.2|          3.1+1PM08        +1JO25   
    |          5.9|             |             +mat          |        
    +1KP02R       +1ML03        +1JO03     4.6|                      
    |          5.0|             |          0.1+1KN03     lg3L-MJ18R  
11.5|             +1JO14        |             +1XS24        |        
    |             |         24.8|          5.1|             +1MJ18R  
    +1JO71    14.3|             |             +1GM09     3.8|        
    |             |             |          3.9|             +1JP23   
11.5|             +1LS07        |             +1JO13R       |        
    |          8.7|             +1LC02     5.7|                      
    +1YD13        |          9.0|             +1CH01     lg3L-XS43   
10.5|          2.1+1JB22        |          5.4|             |        
    |             +1JB08        +1JO05        +1XS23        +1XS43   
    +1AT04     6.7|          7.0|          5.4|          5.3|        
    |             +1JP12a       +1JO05R    0.0+1YD19        +1JB26   
13.9|             |         11.0|             +1EM04        |        
    |             |             |          5.3|                      
    +1LS21    20.5|             +1JO56R    2.6+1JP34                 
    |             |          8.7|             +1JB10         3R      
    |             |             |             |         ____________ 
19.6|             +1JO18        +1SN03    14.2|          lg3R-JO06   
    |             |          8.7|             |             |        
    |         17.1|             |             +1JO06R       +1LC09   
    +Mpr          |          3.3+1LC10     9.0|             |        
    |             |             +J083R        |         12.8|        
                  +1JO15    11.0|          0.1+1XS63R       |        
 lg2R-JO66        |             |          0.0+Pmr          +1BD13   
    |         14.6|             +1LC21     0.0+1EM10        |        
    +1XS27        |             |             +1SP09    17.9|        
 4.2|             +1BD03        |         11.0|             |        
    +1JO66        |         18.8|             |             |        
    |             |             |             +1AT14     3.3+1BD28R  
              21.8|             |             |          3.2+1RK01R  
                  |             +1YD02    11.2|          3.3+1JO22   
                  |          4.0|             |             +1JO06   
                  +1LN02b       +1JB28        +1BD06     7.2|        
               3.9|          4.6|          9.1|             +1JO35R  
                  +1LN01b       +1JO65        |          8.7|        
                  |             |             +1BD11        |        
                            13.0|          8.2|             +1LC21R  
                                |             |             |        
                                +1LS18R       +1XS36                 
                                |          4.6|          lg3R-LC08   
                                              +1RT01        |        
                                           3.9|             +1GM03   
                                              +1JB03        |        
                                              |         12.1|        
                                          15.6|             |        
                                              |             +1LC08   
                                              |             |        
                                              +1JP17    11.7|        
                                              |             |        
                                          16.9|             +1JB21   
                                              |             |        
                                              |                      
                                              +1SP19R    lg3R-AcpA   
                                              |             |        
                                              |             +AcpA    
                                          23.7|             |        
                                              |         16.8|        
                                              |             |        
                                              |             |        
                                              +1SP11R       +1XS61R  
                                              |             |        
                                                       
                                           lg2L-BB01R  
                                              |        
                                              +1BB01R  
                                              |        
                                          15.5|        
                                              |        
                                              |        
                                              +1BR04   
                                              |        

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     4L          4L-4R           4R                   5  
____________  ____________  ____________  __________________________  
 lg4L-AS01     lg4L-BR19     lg4R-LC01     lg5X-JB04     lg5X-LC16a   
    |             |             |             |             |         
    +1JB07        +1LS02        +1JO60        +1SN13        +1RK08    
    |             |          6.9|             |          8.4|         
    |         14.6|             +1JP05        |             |         
20.6|             |             |         24.3|             +1YD16    
    |             +1SN11        |             |          4.4|         
    |          6.7|             |             |             +1BD34R   
    +1LS01        +1SN21        |             |          9.3|         
 9.0|          4.4|         35.8|             +1JB02        |         
    |             +1KF04        |             |             +1LC16a   
 3.3+1JP06a       |             |         16.2|          8.8|         
    +1LS03    13.2|             |             |             |         
 6.7|             |             |             |             +1GM08    
 3.2+1RK04        +1BR19        +1JO20R       +1JB23     8.8|         
 3.2+1XS04        |             |             |             |         
 3.2+1LS25        |         14.4|             |             +1JO68    
 3.2+1LS22    20.3|             |         21.6|             |         
 3.2+1MJ04        |             +1JO31R       |         16.8|         
    +1YD20        |          4.1|             |             |         
    |             +1JO84R       +1XS74R       +1JP09        |         
13.5|             |             |             |             +1SP16R   
    |         14.6|         15.6|         14.9|             |         
    +1LS16        |             |             |         15.6|         
 4.4|             +1KP05a       |             |             |         
    +1AS01     5.2|             +1LS26R       +1BD25        |         
 7.1|             +1MJ08     9.9|         10.8|             +1LC02a   
 3.4+1JB18     5.0|             |             |             |         
 3.4+1XS15        +1JB37        +1XS16     3.2+1JB17                  
    +1XS04a    6.8|          6.9|          3.2+1XS11     lg5X-JP02    
    |             +1AT11        +1JO37R       +1LC18        |         
15.0|          6.7|         10.6|          4.4|          3.6+1XS01R   
    |             +1LK04        |             +1YD07        +1JO75R   
    |          6.9|          3.3+1JO34R    9.2|             |         
    +1JO27        +1RK03     3.3+1KP03R       |             |         
 4.9|             |             +1JB19        +1JP08d       |         
    +1JO27a                  6.8|          7.5|         32.8|         
    |                           +1LS29R       |             |         
                             4.2|             +1GM02        |         
 lg4L-QD02R                     +1LS30R    7.6|             |         
    |                           |             |             |         
    +1QD02R                 13.6|             +1JB04        +1JP02    
    |                           |             |          5.3|         
12.6|                           +1LC26    15.5|             +1JB29    
    |                        7.8|             |          5.4|         
    +1JB12R                     |             |             +1JP04    
    |                           +1LS14        +1JO10a    6.8|         
    |                           |          6.5|             +1LS28R   
18.9|                       17.5|             +1LC19        |         
    |                           |         10.4|                       
    |                           |             |                       
    +1JO82R                     +1JO06a       +1JP33a        X        
10.5|                        5.1|          9.6|         ____________  
    |                           +1JO62        |          lgXX-KP04R   
    +1ML04R                  5.0|             +1AT06        |         
    |                           +1BD10        |             +1JO04R   
    |                        6.8|         14.7|          9.2|         
23.5|                           +1AT04R       |             |         
    |                       10.6|             +1SP18aR      +1KP04R   
    |                           |             |          4.0|         
    |                           +1AT17    14.6|             +1XS72R   
    +1AT18                      |             |             |         
    |                       15.1|             +1JP01    
    |                           |          6.7|         
24.5|                           |          3.2+1JO92R   
    |                           +1JO26     3.2+1SP18    
    |                           |          3.2+1JO01    
    |                           |          3.2+1JP12    
    +1KF03                  18.6|             +1EM02    
    |                           |             |         
                                |         14.7|         
 lg4L-JB06                      +1JO36R       |         
    |                           |             +1JB33    
    +1JO02                      |          7.7|         
 8.7|                       24.9|             |         
    |                           |             +1XS49    
 3.3+1JB06                      |          9.4|         
 3.2+1JP21                      |             |         
    +1ML02                      +1LC06        +1XS53    
    |                           |             |         
15.3|                       12.8|             |         
    |                           |             |         
    |                           +1LC20    26.7|         
    +1LC25                      |             |         
    |                       11.8|             |         
13.2|                           |             |         
    |                           +1BD32        +1AS02R   
    +1JO04                      |          3.9|         
    |                                         +1SP10    
14.7|                                         |         
    |                                     18.2|         
    +1LS09                                    |         
    |                                         |         
                                              +1RK04a   
 lg4L-QD02                                    |         
    |                                     15.1|         
    +1BR21                                    |         
 4.0|                                         |         
    +1JO52R                                   +1BD34    
    |                                         |         
12.6|                                         |         
    |                                     20.2|         
    +1QD02                                    |         
    |                                         |         
                                              +1BR13    
                                          11.1|         
                                              |         
                                              +1JB24    
                                           7.0|         
                                              +1JO67    
                                           7.1|         
                                              +1JO56    
                                          11.0|         
                                              |         
                                              +1JB01    
                                              |         

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