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Tracing modern breeding introgressions in European potato.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 17 Feb 2026
Dent Craig I, Baus Lisa C, Tusso Sergio, Dehmer Klaus J, Hutten Ronald C B, van Eck Herman J, Schneeberger Korbinian
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The European potato germplasm originated from a few founding genotypes, and its narrow genetic base has since been broadened through introgressions from wild relatives. We combined pedigree records and genome-wide SNP data to trace the origin, spread, and contributing ancestors of modern breeding introgressions in Europe. We first used a curated pedigree database to identify the Major Contributing Ancestors...
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