Genetic basis of lineage-specific evolution of fruit traits in hexaploid persimmon.

ABSTRACT: Frequent polyploidization events in plants have led to the establishment of many lineage-specific traits representing each species. Little is known about the genetic bases for these specific traits in polyploids, presumably due to plant genomic complexity and their difficulties in applying genetic approaches. Hexaploid Oriental persimmon (Diospyros kaki) has evolved specific fruit characteristics, including wide variations in fruit shapes and astringency. In this study, using whole-genome diploidized/quantitative genotypes from ddRAD-Seq data of 173 persimmon cultivars, we examined their population structures and potential correlations between their structural transitions and variations in nine fruit traits. The population structures of persimmon cultivars were highly randomized and not su

SUBMITTER: Horiuchi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10468310 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature