Discovery of the Genomic Region and Candidate Genes of the Scarlet Red Flesh Color (Yscr) Locus in Watermelon (Citrullus Lanatus L.)

The flesh color of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is an important fruit quality trait that helps to determine fruit attractiveness and is potentially beneficial to human health. Previous inheritance analyses determined that a single dominant gene, Yscr, produces the scarlet red flesh color rather th...

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Main Authors: Na Li, Jianli Shang, Jiming Wang, Dan Zhou, Nannan Li, Shuangwu Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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QTL
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00116/full