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- Title
Development of a Gene-Based Marker Set for Orange-Colored Watermelon Flesh with a High β-Carotene Content.
- Authors
Jin, Bingkui; Jang, Gaeun; Park, Girim; Shahwar, Durre; Shin, Jagyeong; Kwon, Gibeom; Kim, Yongjae; Kim, Hoytaek; Lee, Oakjin; Park, Younghoon
- Abstract
The fruit flesh of watermelons differs depending on the distinct carotenoid composition. Orange-colored flesh relates to the accumulation of β-carotene, which is beneficial to human health. Canary-yellow-fleshed OTO-DAH and orange-β-fleshed (orange-fleshed with high β-carotene) NB-DAH near-isogenic lines (NILs) were used to determine the genetic mechanism attributed to orange watermelon flesh. For genetic mapping, an F2 population was developed by crossing the two NILs. The segregation ratio of flesh color in the F2 population indicated that the orange-β flesh of the NB-DAH NIL was controlled by a single incompletely dominant gene. Through a comparative analysis of the whole-genome sequences of the parent lines and NILs, a major introgression region unique to the NB-DAH NIL was detected on Chr. 1; this was considered a candidate region for harboring genes that distinguish orange from canary-yellow and red flesh. Among the 13 genes involved in the carotenoid metabolic pathway in watermelons, only ClPSY1 (ClCG01G008470), which encodes phytoene synthase 1, was located within the introgression region. The genotyping of F2 plants using a cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence marker developed from a non-synonymous SNP in ClPSY1 revealed its relationship with orange-β flesh. The insights gained in this study can be applied to marker-assisted breeding for this desirable trait.
- Subjects
WATERMELONS; GENE mapping; DOMINANCE (Genetics); COMPARATIVE genomics; CAROTENES; FRUIT; SEQUENCE analysis
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024, Vol 25, Issue 1, p210
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms25010210