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A banned variety was the mother of several major wine grapes.
Biology letters - 23 Jun 2010
Hunt Harriet V, Lawes Matthew C, Bower Mim A, Haeger John W, Howe Christopher J
Abstract excerpt
A number of widely grown varieties of Vitis vinifera ssp. sativa, the grape used for wine production, are known to have resulted from crosses between Pinot noir and Gouais blanc, although it is not known which was the maternal parent in these crosses. We have analysed microsatellites and a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in chloroplast DNA from these two varieties and twelve progeny strains, including...
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