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P-4<br />
Gene-assisted selection for table grape breeding: validation of a molecular marker for<br />
seedlessness<br />
N. Mejía*, C. Uquillas, J. Paillamanque, J. Ibarra, C. Muñoz, P. Hinrichsen<br />
INIA, La Platina Experimental Station, Santiago, Chile<br />
*Corresponding author: nmejia@inia.cl<br />
Within the scope of the Chilean Table Grape Breeding Program conducted by the Chilean<br />
Institute for Agricultural Research (INIA), a major c<strong>and</strong>idate gene (VvAGL11) for seedlessness<br />
was identified in chromosome 18. This major QTL was characterized at sequence, transcriptional<br />
<strong>and</strong> genetic level in an experimental progeny derived from the cross of ʻThompson Seedlessʼ x<br />
ʻRuby Seedlessʼ. The identified marker explains up to 70% of phenotypic variation <strong>and</strong> had a<br />
perfect allele-phenotype association in the experimental progeny. Also, genetic experiments<br />
revealed a partial dominant behavior of the seedless allele over its seeded counterpart. In the<br />
present work we report on the validation experiments for this intragenic marker (VvAGL11).<br />
Association analysis was performed <strong>with</strong> a population of 14 different progenies derived from ten<br />
common seedless parental genotypes. PCR-genotyping <strong>and</strong> capillary electrophoresis were<br />
performed in these seedlings <strong>and</strong> parental genotypes to obtain genetic profiles. Phenotyping was<br />
done by weighing the seed of 150 berries selected r<strong>and</strong>omly from 3 bunches. The seedless allele<br />
was in the heterozygous state in all parental genotypes. A total of six different alleles were<br />
identified <strong>with</strong>in the analyzed progenies <strong>and</strong> up to 11 different genotypes were identified.<br />
Association analysis revealed that the intragenic marker (VvAGL11) for seedlessness can be<br />
routinely used for assisted selection, both in parents <strong>and</strong> offspring. The dominant nature of the<br />
seedless allele over most of their seeded counterpart was also confirmed in these progenies. The<br />
developed marker has the potential to increase the efficiency <strong>and</strong> efficacy in the selection<br />
process. Furthermore, the dominant effect of the seedless allele allows for the selection of<br />
parents that can generate large seedless progenies, <strong>with</strong>out the imperative need of crossing two<br />
seedless varieties <strong>and</strong> the subsequent in vitro embryo rescue.<br />
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