Genomic interrogation of a MAGIC population highlights genetic factors controlling fiber quality traits in cotton

Wang and colleagues use a complementary GWAS approach to identify genetic loci associated with cotton fiber quality. Using a multiparent advanced-generation inter-cross population, 26 new QTLs related to cotton fiber quality were found.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maojun Wang, Zhengyang Qi, Gregory N. Thyssen, Marina Naoumkina, Johnie N. Jenkins, Jack C. McCarty, Yingjie Xiao, Jianying Li, Xianlong Zhang, David D. Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03022-7
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Summary:Wang and colleagues use a complementary GWAS approach to identify genetic loci associated with cotton fiber quality. Using a multiparent advanced-generation inter-cross population, 26 new QTLs related to cotton fiber quality were found.
ISSN:2399-3642