To explore natural biodiversity we developed and examined introgression lines (ILs)
containing chromosome segments of wild species (Solanum pennellii) in the background of …

In nature, genetic variation usually takes the form of a continuous phenotypic range rather
than discrete classes. The genetic variation underlying quantitative traits results from the …

Tomato represents an important source of fiber and nutrients in the human diet and is a
central model for the study of fruit biology. To identify components of fruit metabolic …

Epistasis between genes is traditionally studied with mutations that eliminate protein activity,
but most natural genetic variation is in cis-regulatory DNA and influences gene expression …

Wild tomato species represent a rich gene pool for numerous desirable traits lost during
domestication. Here, we exploited an introgression population representing wild desert …

The histories of crop domestication and breeding are recorded in genomes. Although tomato
is a model species for plant biology and breeding, the nature of human selection that altered …

Edible fruits, such as that of the tomato plant and other vegetable crops, are markedly
diverse in shape and size. SUN, one of the major genes controlling the elongated fruit shape …

AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS AAL, ABA, ABE, ABG, ABO, AFI, AGR, AHA, AHU, AJA, AJM,
AJO, AKM, AKS, AKT, AMO, APA, ARI, ASI, ATR, AUS, AVE, BAR, BAW, BCK, BCM, BDK …

Resolving natural phenotypic variation into genetic and molecular components is a major
objective in biology. Over the past decade, tomato interspecific introgression lines (ILs) …

Melon is an economically important fruit crop that has been cultivated for thousands of years;
however, the genetic basis and history of its domestication still remain largely unknown …