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Marker-assisted selection in apples

Marker-assisted selection in apples on an agarose gel.

DNA markers can be used to determine whether a seedling carries an allele of interest. Here, the marker for the red-flesh allele is detected as an additional DNA band on an agarose gel. Breeders use information like this to decide which seedlings to grow and which to discard.

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