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A complex reciprocal translocation is linked to reduced gamete viability in a loose-bunch grapevine somatic variant.
BMC plant biology - 27 Jan 2026
Alañón-Sánchez Noelia, Ferradás Yolanda, Bezrukov Ilja, Weigel Detlef, Carbonell-Bejerano Pablo, Ibáñez Javier
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BACKGROUND: Because grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cultivars are highly heterozygous, they must be clonally propagated to preserve their varietal attributes. Over extended cultivar propagation, somatic mutations arise and can generate new phenotypes useful for intra-varietal improvement. Somatic variants with looser bunches - associated with more uniform berry ripening and reduced bunch rot incidence - are...
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