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Genetic markers in apple breeding

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Efficient early selection techniques are being sought which can be applied within 2 years of germination. Molecular markers can provide a higher level of precision than preselection criteria based on seedling/mature tree correlations. Isoenzymic genes show promise as markers for a limited number of specific characters but there is insufficient polymorphism amongst cultivated apples for their wide use in breeding programmes. An apple Genome Mapping Project utilising DNA RFLP analysis and related techniques has been established. Such techniques have the potential to provide an unlimited range of markers.

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    Present address: IRTA-CMB, Apartado 415, 43280, Reus, Spain

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  1. Horticulture Research International, East Mailing, West Mailing, ME 19 6BJ, Kent, UK

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Alston, F.H., Batlle, I. Genetic markers in apple breeding. Phytoparasitica 20 (Suppl 1), S89–S92 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02980415

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