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Mapping a candidate gene (MdMYB10) for red flesh and foliage colour in apple.
BMC genomics - 3 Jul 2007
Chagné David, Carlisle Charmaine M, Blond Céline, Volz Richard K, Whitworth Claire J, Oraguzie Nnadozie C, Crowhurst Ross N, Allan Andrew C, Espley Richard V, Hellens Roger P, Gardiner Susan E
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BACKGROUND: Integrating plant genomics and classical breeding is a challenge for both plant breeders and molecular biologists. Marker-assisted selection (MAS) is a tool that can be used to accelerate the development of novel apple varieties such as cultivars that have fruit with anthocyanin through to the core. In addition, determining the inheritance of novel alleles, such as the one responsible for red flesh,...
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