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Genomics tools Workpackage Leader: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it & This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Workpackage 1 is devoted to the characterisation of the genetic components attributed to yields in order to enhance the efficiency of selection for complex traits. A segregating population of 297 recombinant inbred lines (RIL) was generated and its genetic map established. The RILs were constructed from a cross between a Blocky Bell pepper cultivar Yolo Wonder and a hot small fruited landrace cultivar Criollo de Morelos. Global gene expression analysis studies with the use of microarray technology will be used to reveal changes in the expression between lines of segregating progeny. The differential expression will be mapped as a primary quantitative trait. In addition an a priori approach will be implemented where the knowledge of genes involved in the growth mechanisms of plant or fruit in other species will provide guidance in the selection of a candidate gene in pepper.
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