Genotyping on a medium to high-throughput scale is becoming a powerful tool in animal and plant breeding. Our service offers marker (mainly SNPs and SSRs or microsatellites) development and application for public research projects as well as private breeding programs within a broad spectrum of species. For this purpose we have at our disposal a wide range of genotyping platforms.

APPLICATIONS

CULTIVAR IDENTIFICATION

• Germplasm characterization
• Genetic variability studies
• Pedigree and quality control

HYBRID PURITY TESTING

• Purity test of hybrid seed production
• New hybrid and pedigree control

MAJOR GENE DETECTION

• Genetic map construction
• QTL analysis
• Association genetics

MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION (MAS)

• In a wide range of species: resistance genes
• Prunus: acidity, round/flat fruit shape (paraguayo or chato), fruit flesh colour and texture, peach/nectarine, flowering time and maturity date, auto-compatibility and male sterility

SPECIAL BREEDING APPLICATIONS

• Whole genome selection (e.g. introduction of exotic alleles)