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O-50<br />

Allelic variation in the domestication gene VvmyA1 in natural grape populations (Vitis<br />

vinifera ssp sylvestris)<br />

D. Carrasco 1 , R. Fernández 1 , E. Revilla 2 , R. Arroyo-García* 1 .<br />

1 CBGP-INIA. Dpto Biotecnología, Campus de Montegancedo, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid,<br />

Spain; 2 Departamento de Química Agrícola, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid. Spain<br />

*Corresponding author: rarroyo@inia.es<br />

Skin color is one of the most important qualities used as the basis for selection in breeding<br />

<strong>program</strong>s for wine <strong>and</strong> table grapes. The color is determinate by the quantity <strong>and</strong> composition of<br />

anthocyanins. Color-skinned cultivars accumulate anthocyanin in their skins, whereas white skin<br />

cultivars do not. Myb-related transcriptional factors genes such as VvmybA1 regulate<br />

anthocyanins biosynthesis. Wild grape (Vitis vinifera ssp sylvestris) is the ancestor of the<br />

cultivated grapevine (Vitis vinifera ssp sativa), berries are black-colored. We have analyzed the<br />

quantity <strong>and</strong> composition of anthocyanins in wild grapes <strong>and</strong> we have found typical<br />

characteristics slightly different from cultivated grapevine. This report examines the allelic<br />

variants present in over 200 wild grape accessions from both ends of the Mediterranean basin<br />

(Iberian Peninsula <strong>and</strong> Anatolian Peninsula). Results provide evidence that variation in one<br />

transcriptional regulator has generated a new allelic series that has been not found in cultivated<br />

grapevine. Furthermore, the allelic series showed correlation <strong>with</strong> anthocyanins content. These<br />

findings provide information about the evolution of grapes since domestication took place <strong>and</strong><br />

have direct implications in wine quality of this important crop.<br />

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