A domestication change at PvMYB26 in common bean sheds light on the origins of Middle American agriculture
Burcu Çelebioğlu, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Andrew D Farmer, Stephanie English, Xingyao Yu, Xiaosa Xu, Phillip E. McClean, Paul Gepts, Travis A. Parker
This study identifies a domestication-related mutation in PvMYB26 in common bean, linking it to reduced pod shattering and suggesting West-Central Mexico as the domestication origin.
bioRxiv · May 15, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology