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Extensive variation between chromosomes of North American and European hop.
Nature communications - 27 May 2026
Kale Sandip Mallikarjun, Gundlach Heidrun, Gericke Oliver, Kamal Nadia, Almeida Aldo, Pitra Nicholi, Price Nicholas, Haberer Georg, Lux Thomas, Krsticevic Flavia, Kemp Oliver, de Bang Louise, Himmelbach Axel, Padmarasu Sudharsan, Rabanus-Wallace Mark-Timothy, Horáková Lucie, Bačovský Václav, Nielsen Kasper, Bjarnholt Nanna, Micic Nikola, Kruse-Andersen Isabella, Møller Birger Lindberg, Janfelt Christian, Skadhauge Birgitte, Matthews Paul D, Mayer Klaus F X, Stein Nils, Mascher Martin, Spannagl Manuel, Feiner Alexander, Braumann Ilka
Abstract excerpt
Hop is an essential ingredient in brewing, providing beer with its characteristic bitterness and aroma. Most modern hop cultivars are hybrids between European and North American hop lineages, but how these ancestries contribute to bitter acid content, the most important trait in hop breeding, remains unclear. Here, we report chromosome-scale, haplotype-resolved assemblies of the hybrid hop cultivar Apollo, assign...
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