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ArticleBMC plant biology2025

Genome-wide association analysis in peanut accessions uncovers the genetic basis regulating oil and fatty acid variation.

Jing Xu, Xiao Jiang, Xiangzhen Yin, Xuhong Zhao, Na Chen, Lijuan Pan, Chun Fu, Yanlin Jiao, Junqing Ma, Mei Yuan and 1 more

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Jing XuShandong Peanut Research Institute, Qingdao, CN-266100, China.
Xiao JiangShandong Peanut Research Institute, Qingdao, CN-266100, China.
Xiangzhen YinShandong Peanut Research Institute, Qingdao, CN-266100, China.
Xuhong ZhaoShandong Peanut Research Institute, Qingdao, CN-266100, China.
Na ChenShandong Peanut Research Institute, Qingdao, CN-266100, China.
Lijuan PanShandong Peanut Research Institute, Qingdao, CN-266100, China.
Chun FuWeifang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Weifang, CN-261071, China.
Yanlin JiaoYantai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yantai, CN-265500, China.
Junqing MaShandong Peanut Research Institute, Qingdao, CN-266100, China.
Mei YuanShandong Peanut Research Institute, Qingdao, CN-266100, China. yuanbeauty@126.com.
Xiaoyuan ChiShandong Peanut Research Institute, Qingdao, CN-266100, China. chi000@126.com.

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China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA CARS-13Key R&D Program of Shandong Province 2024LZGC035Key research and development plan of Shandong Province 2018GNC110036, 2022TZXD0031Major scientific and technological project in Xinjiang 2022A02008-3Natural Science Foundation of Shangdong Province ZR2021QC172, ZR2023QC146Open Project of Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P. R. China KF2024007Open Project of Key Laboratory of Digital Upland Crops of Zhejiang Province 2022E10012Taishan Scholars Program tstp20240523, tsqn202312292the innovation Project of SAAS CXGC2023F20, CXGC2024F20, CXGC2024G20
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backgroundThe cultivated peanut, Arachis hypogaea L., is a critical oil and food crop worldwide. Improving seed oil quality in peanut has long been an aim of breeders. However, our knowledge of the genetic basis of selecting for seed nutritional traits is limited. Based on AhFAD2A and AhFAD2B, scientists have now developed higher oleic acid (80-84%) in peanut. Decoding the genetic makeup behind natural variation in kernel oil and fatty acid concentrations is crucial for molecular breeding-based nutrient quantity and quality manipulation.

resultsHerein, we recognized 87 quantitative trait loci (QTLs) in 45 genomic regions for the concentrations of oil, oleic acid, and linoleic acid, as well as the oleic acid to linoleic acid (O/L) ratio via a genome-wide association study (GWAS) involving 499 peanut accessions. Eight QTLs explained more than 15% of the phenotypic variation in peanut accessions. Among the 45 potential genes significantly related to the four traits, only three genes displayed annotation to the fatty acid pathway. Furthermore, on the basis of pleiotropism or linkage data belonging to the identified singular QTLs, we generated a trait-locus axis to better elucidate the genetic background behind the observed oil and fatty acid concentration association. Expression analysis indicated that arahy.AV6GAN and arahy.NNA8KD have higher expressions in the seeds.

conclusionThis natural population consisting of 499 peanut accessions combined with high-density SNPs will provide a better choice for identifying peanut QTLs/genes in the future. Together, our results provide strong evidence for the genetic mechanism behind oil biosynthesis in peanut, facilitating future advances in multiple fatty acid component generation via pyramiding of desirable QTLs.

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ArachisFatty AcidsPeanut OilPlant OilsGenetic VariationGenome-Wide Association StudyPhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideQuantitative Trait LociSeedsFatty AcidsPeanut OilPlant OilsFatty acidGenetic basisGWASOilPeanut

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