Innovation within stability: balancing selection preserves multigenic S-haplotype architecture in apple
Aurélie Mesnil, Vincent Castric, Gianluca Lombardi, Thomas Blein, Jai-Long Yao, Charles Ampomah‐Dwamena, Marie Monniaux, Somia Saidi, Xilong Chen, William Marande, Caroline Callot, Nadine Gautier, Johann Confais, Anne-Laure Fuchs, Enrique Dapena de la Fuente, , Amandine Cornille
The paper analyzes the genomic structure and evolution of the S-locus in apple to show how balancing selection maintains conserved S-haplotype architectures despite structural divergence.
bioRxiv · Oct 28, 2025 · PreprintGenomics