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ArticleNature communications2025

Reveal genomic insights into cotton domestication and improvement using gene level functional haplotype-based GWAS.

Guoan Qi, Yiqian Li, Wanying Zhang, Zegang Han, Jinwen Chen, Ziqian Zhang, Lisha Xuan, Rui Chen, Lei Fang, Yan Hu and 1 more

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  7. Genome-wide association study reveals novel SNP loci and candidate genes linked to flowering time in upland cotton.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2025
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11 authors.

Guoan Qi *The Advanced Seed Institute, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2412-3932
Yiqian Li *The Advanced Seed Institute, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
Wanying Zhang *The Advanced Seed Institute, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
Zegang HanThe Advanced Seed Institute, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
Jinwen ChenThe Advanced Seed Institute, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
Ziqian ZhangThe Advanced Seed Institute, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
Lisha XuanThe Advanced Seed Institute, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
Rui ChenThe Advanced Seed Institute, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
Lei FangThe Advanced Seed Institute, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1546-7645
Yan HuThe Advanced Seed Institute, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
Tianzhen ZhangThe Advanced Seed Institute, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China. cotton@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7873-4547

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32130075Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps 2023AA008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are widely used to detect associations between genetic variants and phenotypes. However, few studies have thoroughly analyzed genes, the fundamental and most crucial functional units. Here, we develop an innovative strategy to translate genomic variants into gene-level functional haplotypes (FHs), effectively reducing the interference from complex genome structure and linkage disequilibrium (LD) present in the conventional genetic mapping framework. Using refined mixed linear models, gene-level FH is regressed with 20 cotton agronomic traits across 245 sets of phenotypic values in 3,724 accessions, directly identifying 532 quantitative trait genes (QTGs) with significant breeding potential. The biological function of a superior fiber quality QTG encoding ferulic acid 5-hydroxylase 1 is experimentally validated. Thereafter, we systematically analyze the genetic basis of cotton domestication and improvement at the gene level. This report provides genomic insight into the genetic dissection and efficient mapping of functional genes in plants.

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DomesticationGenome, PlantGenome-Wide Association StudyGossypiumHaplotypesChromosome MappingCotton FiberGenomicsLinkage DisequilibriumPhenotypePlant BreedingPolymorphism, Single NucleotideQuantitative Trait Loci

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