Variability of candidate genes, genetic structure and association with sugar accumulation and climacteric behavior in a broad germplasm collection of melon (Cucumis melo L.)

Table 1 Markers associated with melon fruit traits of interest

	Marker	Transcription model	Chr	locus_position	R ²	p value	Nucleotide position	SNP	AA change
*Climacteric behavior*
ABCISSION LAYER	MLO65044.1	MELO3C005044	12	3625217	0.111	5.475E-05	1481	C/T	L454L
*Firmness*
FLESHFIRMESSVCO	PSI_41-B07	MELO3C021426	11	22820373	0.134	1.996E-05	593	C/T	F167F
*Sugar*
BRIXVCO	SlERF1	MELO3C011287	3	22138473	0.133	2.598E-05	208	C/T	N62N
BRIXCOMAV	CMPSNP711	MELO3C021106	1	26308138	0.103	0.0001498	2382	C/T	3´UTR
BRIXCOMAV	SlERF1	MELO3C011287	3	22138473	0.131	1.839E-05	208	C/T	N62N
Sucrose	SlERF1	MELO3C011287	3	22138473	0.112	7.56E-05	208	C/T	N62N
Sucrose	SlERF3	MELO3C002624	12	20075012	0.132	3.144E-05	481	A/G	Q138Q
*Organic acid*
malic acid	CmINHLIKE2.2	MELO3C017187	2	22908768	0.101	0.0001873	245	C/T	S60S
malic acid	AtEIN3ex4.2	MELO3C019931	3	17934192	0.084	0.0003247	1464	C/T	F375F
malic acid	CMPSNP677	MELO3C009586	4	26788563	0.088	0.0002695	2976	C/G	3´UTR
*Fruit color*
C_FLESH	CmXTH5	MELO3C012004	10	3358353	0.167	1.339E-06	583	C/G	H121D
C_FLESH	CmERF2ex2	MELO3C012242	10	1742964	0,149	7.931E-06	741	G/T	G171G
C_FLESH	MLO625760.1	MELO3C025760	11	22071980	0,095	0.0002283	384	A/G	Q128Q

Results are shown for markers that are significantly associated with various fruit ripening and sugar content traits, based on a mixed linear model (MLM) analysis of association using TASSEL [77]. Bonferroni’s correction was applied and the R² and p-values for each association are indicated.

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