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Seeds, Rootstocks & BreedingWhy does ancestry matter when interpreting mango marker-trait associations?
Groups of related accessions may share both markers and fruit characteristics because of their history. An association analysis must account for that structure to distinguish a useful trait signal from broad ancestry differences. Mango genomic studies examine population structure alongside traits. For practical breeding, seek evidence that the proposed marker remains informative beyond a simple comparison of geographic or ancestry groups.