Genome-wide association study of morphometric and metabolic characteristics in the European populations of the sugar kelp Saccharina latissima
Stéphane Mauger, Komlan Avia, Lucie Jaugeon, Paolo Ruggeri, Zofia Nehr, Ousseini Issaka Salia, Jérôme Coudret, Émilie Gouhier, Aurélien Baud, Stéphane Loisel, Antoine Fort, Ronan Sulpice A, Christophe Destombe, Philippe Potin, Jeremy Mark Cock, Myriam Valéro
This study performs a GWAS on sugar kelp to identify genetic markers associated with morphometric and metabolic traits, finding major-effect loci and polygenic traits for breeding programs.
bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2026 · PreprintGenomics