Figure 1
Schematic map of Taraxacum kok-saghyz (TKS) markers on the Helianthus annuus genome. Sequences of the markers were retrieved by searching the TKS genome contigs4, and ~1 kb sequences containing the markers of Arias et al.27, McAssey et al.32 and our de novo gSSRs were used to search the sunflower genome using their BLAST algorithm73. Physical positions of the best hits, occasionally located to several positions of the sunflower genome with comparable reliability, are shown. Markers used to generate the TKS linkage map27 are black on white plates with their original linkage groups (LG) markings; eSSRs of McAssey et al.32 are black on red plates; our de novo gSSRs are gray on orange plates. The H. annuus chromosomes are numbered on top with their respective sizes [Mbp] indicated. Scale on the left ticks every 20 Mbp.
