Claim · model-written summary
Two acidity QTLs were found on linkage groups 16 and 8 in apple breeding families.
- Taxon
- apple
Malus domesticat0 - Gene
- Ma locuse0
- Outcome
- only two QTLse0
- Value
- two QTLse0
Not reportedMaterialCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionQualifier
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Verbatim
t0“apple fruit”
e0“evidence was found for only two QTLs, on linkage groups 16 (the reported Ma locus) and LG 8 (here called Ma3) that jointly explained 66 ± 5% of the phenotypic variation.”
Title
S. Verma; K. Evans; Y. Guan; et al. Tree Genetics & Genomes 2019. doi:10.1007/s11295-019-1324-y
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Association The two apple acidity QTLs jointly explained 66 ± 5% of phenotypic variation.
- Method / resource An additive dosage model explained most apple acidity variation.
- Association Each high-acidity allele increased apple fruit acidity by an average of 1.8 mg/L at harvest.
- Association More high-acidity alleles were associated with faster acidity depletion during storage.
- Observation All allele combinations appeared to converge toward a common acidity baseline with storage.
- Observation Every parent cultivar and selection carried one or two of four possible high-acidity alleles.
- Observation Each acidity QTL had a rare second high-acidity allele with a different effect.
- Method / resource Diagnostic SNP markers were identified for QTL alleles from distinct sources.
- Recommendation Combined QTL effects showed potential for DNA based targeting of desired apple acidity in new cultivars.