Zoë Migicovsky

TL;DR: LinkImpute is introduced, a software package based on a k-nearest neighbor genotype imputation method, LD-kNNi, which is designed for unordered markers and exploits the fact that markers useful for imputation often are not physically close to the missing genotype but rather distributed throughout the genome.

TL;DR: This review focuses on the use of genomics-assisted breeding in perennials, especially as it relates to the introgression of useful traits from wild relatives.

TL;DR: A genome‐wide association study (GWAS) of 36 phenotypes confirms the association between fruit color and the MYB1 locus, and reports a novel association between the transcription factor, NAC18.1, and harvest date and fruit firmness, and demonstrates that harvest time and fruit size can be predicted with relatively high accuracies using genomic prediction.

TL;DR: The ability of mammals to pass on epigenetic information to their progeny provides clear evidence that inheritance is not restricted to DNA sequence and epigenetics plays a key role in producing viable offspring.

TL;DR: The impact whole genome sequencing of the Golden Delicious apple has had on the understanding of how cultivated apples evolved, and the genomic regions controlling fruit firmness and flavor, tree growth dynamics, responses to water and nutrient availability, and other such traits are described.