Sentence examples for markers for breeding from inspiring English sources
Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are usually polymorphic and provide a rich source of molecular markers for breeding and genetic studies.
The upregulated genes can be used as transgenes and/or functional markers for breeding aflatoxin-resistant cottonseed.
With the advancement of genome editing technologies, their functional analysis could greatly promote our knowledge of the genetic architecture of tomato flavor, provide fully linked markers for breeding and ensure consumer satisfaction45,46,47,48.
Since SNPs can be relevant in terms of biochemical function of protein and gene regulation, nucleotide substitutions themselves could be causal of particular traits and thus be markers for breeding (Anderssen and Lübberstedt 2003; Gupta and Rustgi 2004).
Owing to their polymorphic nature and frequent associations with genes, SSRs have an advantage to be used as genetic markers for breeding as well as for intraspecific mapping populations for functional studies (Kim et al. 2008).
The fine mapping of the QTL induced by African Xoo MAI1 and BAI4 on chromosome 7 which controlled 37%% of phenotypic variance as well as the one induced on chromosome 11 by all African Xoo tested is ongoing and will provide news markers for breeding program.
In this study, no differences were identified in the OsWOX3B gene sequences of pubescent rice and glabrous Yunnan Nuda rice, which would provide an advantageous functional molecular marker for breeding purposes.
In addition, a SNP marker was found which co-segregated with the leaf morphology genotypes and phenotype, which could be used as a molecular marker for breeding purposes.
Association analysis performed in the RS × S experimental progeny and over a population derived from several other seedless × seedless crosses revealed p3_VvAGL11 as the most reliable marker for breeding purposes over three different seasons and across different genetic backgrounds.
The average RSC of cultivars possessing the SNP allele A 2746 was clearly lower than the average of cultivars lacking this allele throughout cold storage, which makes this SNP an attractive marker for breeding applications.
It is also worth emphasizing, as markers useful for breeding, the microsatellite Md-PG1SSR10kd which was highly associated to the set of texture sub-traits.
