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Seeds, Rootstocks & BreedingDoes assigning a mango to an ancestry cluster identify its two parents?
No. Ancestry analysis summarizes genetic relationships to groups represented in the study, while pedigree testing asks which particular individuals plausibly contributed to an offspring. Mango collections show extensive mixed ancestry. A cluster label can guide diversity management without confirming a specific cross. Keep ancestry proportions and verified parentage in separate fields and communicate their different meanings.