Comparative mapping in watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et Nakai]

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 125, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1603-1618

  Sandlin, Katherine ^a   Prothro, Jason ^a   Heesacker, Adam ^a,d   Khalilian, Nelly ^a   Okashah, Rebecca ^a   Xiang, Wenwen ^b   Bachlava, Eleni ^b   Caldwell, David G ^b   Taylor, Chris A ^a,b   Seymour, Danelle K ^b,c   White, Victoria ^b   Chan, Eva ^b   Tolla, Greg ^b   White, Cathy ^b   Safran, Dolores ^b   Graham, Elaine ^b   Knapp, Steven ^a,b   McGregor, Cecilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AVERAGE DISTANCE; CITRULLUS LANATUS; COMPARATIVE MAPPING; GENETIC BACKGROUNDS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RECOMBINANT INBRED LINES; SEGREGATION DISTORTION; SINGLE-NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS;

FRUITS;

CITRULLUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CITRUS MEDICA;

EID: 84869081528     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-012-1938-z     Document Type: Article

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