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Quantitative trait loci analysis of melon (Cucumis melo L.) domestication-related traits.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Sept 2017
Díaz Aurora, Martín-Hernández Ana Montserrat, Dolcet-Sanjuan Ramón, Garcés-Claver Ana, Álvarez José María, Garcia-Mas Jordi, Picó Belén, Monforte Antonio José
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KEY MESSAGE: Loci on LGIV, VI, and VIII of melon genome are involved in the control of fruit domestication-related traits and they are candidate to have played a role in the domestication of the crop. The fruit of wild melons is very small (20-50 g) without edible pulp, contrasting with the large size and high pulp content of cultivated melon fruits. An analysis of quantitative trait loci (QTL) controlling fruit...
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