Whole genome re-sequencing of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) yields insights into genomic diversity of a fruit species.

ABSTRACT: Sweet cherries, Prunus avium L. (Rosaceae), are gaining importance due to their perenniallity and nutritional attributes beneficial for human health. Interestingly, sweet cherry cultivars exhibit a wide range of phenotypic diversity in important agronomic traits, such as flowering time and defense reactions against pathogens. In this study, whole-genome resequencing (WGRS) was employed to characterize genetic variation, population structure and allelic variants in a panel of 20 sweet cherry and one wild cherry genotypes, embodying the majority of cultivated Greek germplasm and a representative of a local wild cherry elite phenotype. The 21 genotypes were sequenced in an average depth of coverage of 33.91×. and effective mapping depth, to the genomic reference sequence of 'Sat

SUBMITTER: Xanthopoulou A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7193578 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature