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Neofunctionalisation of the Sli gene leads to self-compatibility and facilitates precision breeding in potato.
Nature communications - 6 Jul 2021
Eggers Ernst-Jan, van der Burgt Ate, van Heusden Sjaak A W, de Vries Michiel E, Visser Richard G F, Bachem Christian W B, Lindhout Pim
Abstract excerpt
Genetic gain in potato is hampered by the heterozygous tetraploid genome of cultivated potato. Converting potato into a diploid inbred-line based F1-hybrid crop provides a promising route towards increased genetic gain. The introduction of a dominant S-locus inhibitor (Sli) gene into diploid potato germplasm allows efficient generation of self-fertilized seeds and thus the development of potato inbred lines....
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