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Identifying the contributions of progenitor Malus species to cultivated apple (M. domestica) using 20K SNP array data.
BMC genomics - 11 Jun 2026
Howard Nicholas P, Vanderzande Stijn, Khan Gulzar, Luby James J, Volk Gayle M, Albach Dirk C, Peace Cameron
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BACKGROUND: The domesticated apple (Malus domestica) is widely considered an admixture primarily involving M. sieversii, M. sylvestris, and M. orientalis, with possible contributions from tiny-fruited species such as M. baccata. Although this origin theory is well supported by genomic studies, the relative contributions of each progenitor species to cultivar genomes remain unclear, and taxonomic classifications...
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