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Routes to genetic gain in potato

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Self-compatible diploid potatoes have been developed by knocking out the self-incompatibility gene S-RNase using CRISPR–Cas9 editing, opening new avenues for diploid potato breeding.

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Fig. 1: Routes to genetic gain in potato.

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