An identical-by-descent segment harbors a 12-bp insertion determining fruit softening during domestication and speciation in Pyrus

Although the wild relatives of pear originated in southwest China, this fruit crop was independently domesticated and improved in Asia and Europe, and there are major phenotypic differences (e.g., maturity and...

Source: BMC Biology - October 1, 2022 Category: Biology Authors: Bobo Song, Xiaolong Li, Beibei Cao, Mingyue Zhang, Schuyler S. Korban, Li ’ang Yu, Wenxi Yang, Kejiao Zhao, Jiaming Li and Jun Wu Tags: Research article Source Type: research