University of Bristol collaborates with Affymetrix on genotyping arrays for wheat

In California, Affymetrix and the UK’s University of Bristol announced that they have collaboratively designed a wheat genotyping array and analyzed data from experiments as part of an effort to understand wheat genetics and breeding with a goal of ensuring guaranteed sustainable production. Axiom Wheat Genotyping Array consists of 817,000 markers, was designed for the University of Bristol as part of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council-funded Wheat Improvement Strategic Program.

The design of Axiom Wheat Array is unique because it includes functional and positional annotation information for a variety of wheat species.

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